QVC Network, Hoverboard Maker Face Revived N.Y. Suit Over Fall

A Westchester County, N.Y., woman allegedly injured in a fall from a Swagway LLC self-balancing scooter may proceed to trial with strict liability and implied warranty claims against against Swagway and the QVC television shopping network, a New York appeals court said in reinstating her suit.

Swagway and QVC failed to show the product was reasonably safe or that Andrea LaScala’s actions were the only cause of her injuries, Justice Mark C. Dillon said Wednesday for the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.

The lower court also “erred in determining that QVC could not be liable to the plaintiffs on ...