Proposed e-commerce law poses new liability for small businesses, NFIB says

A new proposal to add a new product liability requirement for e-commerce websites is raising concern for small and medium-sized businesses, according to small-business advocates. The proposal, under Assembly Bill 3262, would hold e-commerce marketplaces to a similar product liability standard as brick-and-mortar retailers, making them liable for the safety of the products they sell. The bill’s author, Assemblymember Mark Stone, D-Scotts Valley, told the Silicon Valley Business Journal that AB…