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Government Orders Recall Of Over 1 Million High Chairs

Posted in Products Liability, Friday, March 19th, 2010

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall involving Atlanta’s Graco Children’s Products, Inc., a prominent maker of children’s and baby products.  About 1.2 million high chairs have been recalled due to a potential fall hazard.

Certain parts of the Graco Harmony-MT can become loose and cause the chair to fall over.  These dangerous tip overs have resulted in over 20 reports of children’s injuries ranging from bumps and bruises in some children to a hairline arm fracture in another.  The government issued the recall to prevent any further children’s injuries as reported by the Associated Press.

Government officials with the CPSC issued a voluntary recall of the Graco Harmony-TM highchair. Fall hazards have led to at least 20 accidents where children's injuries occurred. (SOURCE: www.gracobaby.com)

Our personal injury lawyers in San Diego know every product could have a potential design flaw.  Ideas for consumer products may be thought to be designed without problems, but it only takes one accident to expose a flaw.  When it comes to children’s injuries, that one accident can cause serious injuries because of high levels of trauma that children’s bodies can’t handle like adults can.

The CPSC investigated the design of the high chair and found that screws holding the front legs of the high chair can become loose and fall out.  Plastic brackets can then crack and cause the chair to tip over unexpectedly causing injury.  Consumers who already own those chairs were advised to stop using the chairs immediately.

A statement released by the Graco company stated that “In the case of Harmony, we have worked closely with the CPSC to identify and provide an appropriate fix.  We are confident that we have come up with a solution that will improve the performance of this chair.”

Our personal injury attorneys in San Diego hope Graco is right when they have found their solution.  There are millions of babies in the United States, so the products that are made specifically for them need to be designed and constructed in the best ways to prevent children’s injuries.

Call us now at 1-800-655-6585 or click here for a FREE CONSULTATION with an experienced San Diego personal injury attorney and find out how we can help you. We speak English and Spanish, and we look forward to providing advice for your case. No fee if no recovery.

Grandpa Personally Injures Toddler By Backing Out Car

Posted in Pedestrian Accidents, Friday, March 19th, 2010

At Serious Accident, we usually advocate for less technology in cars so that driver distractions occur less often.  But in the case of back-bumper sensors and cameras, there might be good cause for installing them.

That’s what experts are saying after a Mountain View man personally injured his grandson by backing up his SUV out of the driveway and hitting the 18-month old boy, reports San Diego 6 News.  The man claims to never have seen his grandson, who managed to unlock his grandparents front door and darted behind the SUV before the pedestrian accident. Read the full article →

Baby Slings Warned By CPSC Amid Wrongful Deaths

Posted in Wrongful Death Accidents, Thursday, March 18th, 2010

A Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) investigation found at least 13 wrongful deaths have been a result of sling-style infant carriers in the last 20 years.  Another case involving a wrongful death is still being investigated, and the CPSC determined that 12 of the 13 wrongful deaths were with babies younger than four months old.

Parents and caregivers are advised to be careful when they use infant slings for babies younger than four months because many of the babies who died in the slings were either a low birth weight twin, had a cold or were born prematurely. Read the full article →

Sacramento’s Largest Personal Injury Settlement Awarded

Posted in Personal Injury, Monday, March 15th, 2010

An Oregon girl that was accidentally run over by a truck driven by her father was awarded a $24.3 million personal injury settlement following a trial involving a semi-truck accident that happened in 2004.

Diana Yuleidy Loza-Jimenez was given the settlement by a Superior Court jury on March 5, 2010 from Freeway Transport, Inc., the Portland, Oregon trucking company a judge found responsible.  According to the Sacramento bar association, this personal injury settlement is the largest in Sacramento County history. Read the full article →

Drunk-Driver Sentenced After Killing 9-Year-Old Passenger

Posted in Drunk Driving (DUI), Monday, February 15th, 2010

San Diego’s 10 News has reported that the drunk-driver (DUI) involved in a Carlsbad accident that took the life a 9-year-old girl last summer has been sentenced to four years in state prison.

Our firm’s car accident attorneys in San Diego have been following this case ever since last August to see what the outcome would be for Michael J. Wright, the man accused of drunk-driving and causing the wrongful death of Violet Rosenquist in a fatal car accident. Read the full article →

Graco Issues Stroller Recall

Posted in Products Liability, Friday, January 22nd, 2010

About 1.5 million strollers sold at Wal-Mart, Target and other retail chains are being recalled after reports of children’s fingertips being severed by the hinges.

The products liability recall issued by Graco Children’s Products, Inc. includes certain models of its Passage, Alano and Spree Strollers and Travel Systems.  The company based in Exton, Pennsylvania received at least seven reports of children who have put their fingers in a stroller’s canopy hinge as it was being opened or closed.  Five children had their fingers amputated and another two suffered cuts. Read the full article →

U.S. To Go After Cadmium To Prevent Children’s Injuries

Posted in Products Liability, Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Importing goods from other countries continues to be a major part of the economy.  Some goods are simply made better overseas rather than here in the states, but there are other times where importing isn’t the best idea because of products liability risks.

Federal and state officials have begun a new campaign to keep dangerous materials out of Chinese imports and warning Asian manufacturers not to use other toxins in place of lead in children’s jewelry.  This products liability problem could potentially be fatal to children. Read the full article →

Prevent Children’s Injuries With New Booster Seat Ratings

Posted in Personal Injury, Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Child safety seats, or booster seats, are one of the best ways to prevent personal injury or wrongful death in young children that are involved in car accidents.  Knowing which ones to use can be the difference in saving your child’s life in a car crash.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety wants to make it easier for you if you need to choose a booster seat.  That’s why the IIHS ranked the safest booster seats because if you don’t know which seats are the best, you may accidentally pick one that can lead to catastrophic injury for your child. Read the full article →

Largest Recall In U.S. History Of Dangerous Window Blinds

Posted in Products Liability, Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Sometimes it is hard for us to see the dangerous products that exist in our own homes.  A beautiful Christmas decoration could be leaking a deadly toxin.  Or an everyday household item that has the potential to take the lives of young children.

More than 50 million Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds with cords have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for product liability reasons.  This recall of blinds is the biggest in United States history and, for some, has been a long time coming. Read the full article →

CA Company To Pay $25K Fine For Lead Contamination

Posted in Products Liability, Friday, December 18th, 2009

A California company has been forced to pay a $25,000 civil fine for products liability reasons after allegedly repeatedly imported childrens’ products with high amounts of lead.

Excelligence Learning Corporation – a Monterey, California-based company – was fined because of high lead concentrations in about 33,000 units of their children’s products.  On December 4th, the Consumer Product Safety Commission determined that their products had unsafe high levels of lead. Read the full article →

Merry Christmas! Dangerous Products Hang On Your Tree

Posted in Products Liability, Thursday, December 17th, 2009

The stockings were hung, by the chimey with care, in hopes that St. Nicolas would soon be there…and bringing some medical remedies in his bag.  Why?  Because what is hanging on your Christmas tree could be hurting you and your family without even knowing it.

Several researchers in Utah have discovered that a number of Christmas ornaments manufactured in China contained a vapor that could lead to product liability claims down the line.  The discovery happened by way of a fluke, when researchers were conducting tests carcinogenic levels in ground water near houses and stumbled upon a mystery vapors, only to find that Christmas ornaments were emiting the dangerous chemical, which presented products liability concerns. Read the full article →

Product Liability Concerns Sparks Biggest U.S. Crib Recall

Posted in Products Liability, Friday, December 11th, 2009

If you are a parent, then you know that kids can get in all sorts of trouble and a lot of the time, end up hurting themselves simply through the nature of their curiosity.  But what if a product you specifically bought your child ended up hurting them or even cutting their life short due to product liability issues?

In the biggest crib recall in United States history, 2.1 million cribs have been recalled from Canda and the U.S. by Stork Craft.  This all comes after four infants experienced wrongful deaths while sleeping in their cribs. Read the full article →

NY Increases Penalties For DUI With Child In Car

Posted in Drunk Driving (DUI), Friday, December 11th, 2009

It is a shame that it takes the death of a child to make the legal system create a law that will hopefully lower the number of personal injuries and wrongful deaths that occur every year due to drunk driving.  But sometimes, that’s the only way things get done.

The state of New York has recently passed the Leandra Rosado Law which makes it a felony to be driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs when a child is a passenger.  The law is named for Leandra Rosado, an 11-year-old girl who was killed by a parent of her friend who drove drunk and crashed her car in Manhattan. Read the full article →

Dearborn Family Files Wrongful Death Claim Against Resort

Posted in Wrongful Death Accidents, Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

The family of a 3-year-old child who drowned at a water park in Sandusky, Ohio is suing a water resort in connection with the wrongful death.

Hassan Itani drowned on August 2, 2009 at the Kalahari Resort in a 3-foot-deep kiddie pool in an outdoor portion of the resort.  According to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Toledo, Hassan was not wearing a life vest that was required by resort policies, and the park didn’t have enough lifeguards monitoring activity. Read the full article →

Holiday Toys: Gifts or Lumps Of Product Liability?

Posted in Products Liability, Friday, December 4th, 2009

Santa Claus is coming to town.  Even if you were nice this year, you could find your stocking stuffed with products liability gifts that could hurt you or your children.

For 2009, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled at least 38 children’s toys due to product liability, a significant drop from 2007 when 45 million toys were recalled, because of a rise public awareness and safety requirments. Read the full article →

$6.5M Settlement After Ford Seat Belt Paralyzed A Kid

Posted in Personal Injury, Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

You know that wearing a seat belt can save your life, but what if your safety harness ends up causing your personal injury in an automobile accident?

That’s what happened to Billy Meals and because of that, Ford Motor Company was ordered to pay out $6.5 million by a Memphis court.  Meals was paralyzed from the waist down in a fatal car accident in 2002 that killed three people. Read the full article →

CHP: Buckle Up California To Avoid Children’s Injuries

Posted in Accident Prevention, Monday, November 30th, 2009

Not to sound like your mother, but the California Highway Patrol (CHP) wants you to remember to wear your seatbelt whenever you get into a car.

A November, 2009 press release from the CHP states that car accidents — where safety belts were used improperly — are the leading cause of death in California for children aged 14 years and under.  This includes instances where children were buckled up the wrong way or not using a seatbelt at all. Read the full article →

Maclaren Recalls One Million Strollers Amid Children’s Injuries

Posted in Products Liability, Thursday, November 12th, 2009

When you have a child, especially when they are young, you worry about all the things in the world that could potentially harm them.  What you might not imagine is that the products you purchase for them can do just as much damage as anything else.

Nearly one million baby strollers have been recalled by the Maclaren Company after it was discovered that the strollers had the potential to cause products liability injuries  to children by cutting off the tips of their fingers.  The recall was put into effect after the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) conducted an investigation into hazards associated with the products. Read the full article →

Can Your Child’s Playground Cause Personal Injury?

Posted in Products Liability, Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

When you were a child, some of your best memories came from hanging out at the playground with your friends.  Whether it was playing tag or swinging from the monkey bars, that was all you really cared about.  You didn’t really think about what the playground was made from.

A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency could suggest that old tires that are broken down to create popular synthetic surfaces in playgrounds can contain numerous toxic chemicals.  These chemicals can lead to products liability claims from parents if their kids contract health problems. Read the full article →

Safety Recall For Pacifiers Amid Choking Hazard

Posted in Products Liability, Monday, November 9th, 2009

The public service annoucment used to ask parents “Do you know where your child is?”  If that PSA were still in use today, it might just be asking “Do you know what is in your child’s mouth?”

A total of 16, 500 pacifiers have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) due to product liability after failing to comply with safety standards.  Reports say that the pacifiers present a choking hazards in young children. Read the full article →

Baby Food Products Liability Recall Linked To Botulism

Posted in Products Liability, Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

A California-based food producer has issued a recall of baby food because of worry about possible botulism contamination.

Plum Organics of Emeryville, California recalled its carrot and apple portable pouch baby food sold individually at Babies-R-Us and Toys-R-Us.  The products liability recall is sold in 4.22-ounce pouches, a “best by” date of May 21, 2010 and a UPC code of 890180001221.

The company raised concerns that the baby food might be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which can cause botulism.  Our personal injury attorneys in San Diego know that is a serious and potentially fatal life threatening disease. Read the full article →

More Children’s Injuries Caused By Medical Side Effects

Posted in Healthcare, Friday, October 9th, 2009

A new study comprised by researchers at Children’s Hospital in Boston that analyzed National Center for Health Statistics shows a large amount of children’s injuries and harmful medical conditions have been the result of drug side effects.

The researchers looked at data from a ten-year period (1995-2005) and determined that over 585,000 children had to be checked into the hospital for adverse drug events (ADEs).  Most visits from these children were to outpatient clinics, but a good amount (22 percent) were treated at ER departments. Read the full article →

Johnson & Johnson Recalls Children’s Tylenol

Posted in Products Liability, Thursday, October 1st, 2009

A widely used product for reducing fevers and treating headaches in infants has been recalled after possible contamination was discovered in several different varieties.

Johnson & Johnson has voluntarily recalled 57 batches of infants’ and children’s liquid Tylenol products to prevent sickness from their products liability.  An inactive ingredient in the bottles failed to meet internal testing standards.  B. cepacia bacteria was also found in a portion of raw material that went unused.

The personal injury lawyers at our San Diego firm do what we can to inform consumers about potential products liability hazards, but the best way to prevent these hazards is to not allow them to happen — especially when it comes to children’s injuries. Read the full article →

Cedars-Sinai To Pay Med Malpractice Settlement

Posted in Personal Injury, Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

A jury in Los Angeles has ruled that Cedars-Sinai Medical Center must pay a medical malpractice settlement of $7.3 million.

According to the details of the case, the medical center was negligent when a baby wasn’t diagnosed and treated with meningitis, the inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord, quickly enough leading to brain damage. Read the full article →

Top Causes Of Children Wrongful Deaths

Posted in Wrongful Death Accidents, Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Whether it’s falling off a bike or the monkey bars or it’s slipping and falling while running, if you are a parent you will see plenty of children’s injuries.  But did you also know that you should be extra careful to prevent them from getting injured in a car accident?

In a recent study by San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency and Safe Kids San Diego the report concluded that for children ages 5 to 14 car accidents are the leading cause of wrongful death. Read the full article →


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