A judge on Monday dismissed a government lawsuit that accused eBay of damaging the environment by allowing the sale of hundreds of thousands of illegal car parts, restricted-use pesticides and products containing a banned chemical.
U.S. District Judge Orelia Merchant sided with the online marketplace in ruling that it was covered by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which makes internet companies immune from liability over content posted by users of their websites.
