BlogMCCARTHY ET AL V. AMAZON.COM INC.

(Updated December 15, 2023)
MCCARTHY ET AL V. AMAZON.COM INC.

For nearly three years, Carrie Goldberg and Naomi Leeds of C.A. Goldberg, PLLC, have represented families across the country whose children died by suicide from purchasing Sodium Nitrite on Amazon. These cases have spurred Sodium Nitrite legislation, including the federal Youth Poisoning Protection Act and Tyler’s Law. Now, one of our cases – McCarthy et al. v. Amazon.com Inc. – is up on appeal before the Ninth Circuit. 

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See below for filings and briefings related to C.A. Goldberg, PLLC’s case against Amazon regarding sales of Sodium Nitrite, McCarthy et al. v. Amazon.com Inc.

Excerpts of the record (trial court decision, motions, complaint)
Brief of Amici Curiae Professors of Pediatrics in support of plaintiffs-appellants
Brief of Amicus Curiae The Electronic Privacy Information Center in support of plaintiffs-appellants
Brief of Amicus Curiae Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law