Workers pack and ship customer orders at the 750,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center on August 1, 2017, in Romeoville, Illinois. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

(Bloomberg) — A U.S. safety regulator's decision to sue Amazon.com could bring clarity to a question that has long befuddled courts and state legislatures nationwide: Who is responsible when a product bought from the world's largest online retailer hurts or kills someone?

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