Department of Justice v. eBay

Reference :

No description

Complaint date :

September 27, 2023

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, New York

Plaintiffs types :

Prosecutor

Plaintiffs names :

U.S. Department of Justice

Defendants :

Company

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

No description

Case nature :

Criminal court

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

All

Requests :

Stop the sale and distribution on the online platform Ebay of pesticides banned or restricted by the EPA.

Name of the Court :

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a claim on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against U.S. online selling platform eBay. The DOJ accuses eBay of violating several regulations relating to air quality (Clean Air Act, CAA), pesticides (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, FIFRA) and toxic substances (Toxic Substances Control Act, TSCA).

The DOJ has accused eBay of allowing the sale and distribution of over 23,000 pesticides banned or restricted in the United States. Aware of the problem for several years, the EPA has ordered eBay to halt the sale and distribution of these products in 2020 and 2021.

In response to the DOJ's complaint, eBay said it was removing almost all of the products cited by the DOJ, and working "closely with law enforcement [...] to identify emerging risks and assist with prevention and enforcement," the online retailer wrote."

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.