A King County Superior Court judge is taking a motion filed by Amazon under consideration following a lawsuit filed by a Camas, Washington family that seeks to hold the retail giant responsible for their teenage son's suicide. At issue is sodium nitrite, a common meat preservative when used at a strength of 6%. Court records show between 2018 and 2022 several young people bought the chemical compound at 99% strength on Amazon, then used it to end their lives. There’s no known household use for sodium nitrite at 99%. It is used in research and hospital settings. In legal filings, Amazon argues the lawsuit should be thrown out. "(The company) didn’t act negligently” and that the people who killed themselves are responsible, according to Amazon. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/amazon-seeks-suicide-kit-lawsuit-dismissed/281-1a873d6a-0b87-446e-a43d-32b96867519f