Amazon's Legal, Regulatory Hurdles Are Getting Higher

Last week, a California appeals court ruled Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) can be held liable for damage or harm done by defective products sold through its website, even if that product is sold by a third-party seller.

On the surface, it's not exactly earth-shattering stuff. Amazon's sheer size makes it a target for anyone looking to prevent it from running roughshod over anything or anyone standing in its way. The tech titan wins some of these battles and loses others.

However, these sorts of legal and regulatory standoffs with Amazon are happening more frequently, and they seem to be gaining more and more traction. Perhaps most alarming for shareholders is that these recent standoffs pose a threat to the company's competitive advantages because responding to them could cost time and money.

Source Fool.com