Childrens Products
Defective toys and defective children's products put unknowing children at a serious risk for catastrophic injury or death. Defective toys and defective children's products are an especially significant area of product liability law, since these products put children, who are vulnerable and not capable of assessing or understanding the risk, in danger.
Defective toys and defective children's products can be subject to recall. Defective toys can be voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer or can be subject to recalls from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. Defective car seats can be recalled by either the manufacturer or can be subject to a recall from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
Defective toys that were recently recalled included plush toys recommended for children ages 1-3. The toy posed a choking hazard. Also recalled were children's rings that contained high levels of lead and posed a risk of lead poisoning to young children.
Defective toys and defective children's products that result in an injury to a child can be the subject of a product liability lawsuit. Manufacturers, distributors, and sellers are responsible for the safety of their products and for warning customers of any dangers associated with those products.
Manufacturers, distributors, and sellers can be held responsible for defective toys and defective children's products as a result of defects in design, defects in manufacture, products that do not have a compete or correct instructions, failure to warn of dangers, and failure to live up to warranties.
Robert D. Erney has handled several cases against the manufacturers of children's products, holding them responsible for defective toys and children's products as a result of defects in design, manufacture, incomplete or incorrect instructions, failure to warn of dangers associated with the product, and failure to live up to warranties. He would be happy to discuss your potential claim with you.
