Fisher-Price, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Health Canada are recalling over 10 million products. Consumers should keep the recalled products away from kids and contact Fisher-Price. If your child has been injured by a defective toy or a another type of dangerous product in Los Angeles County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, or Orange County, California, contact our Anaheim products liability law firm today.
Recalled Products Include:
About 7,150,000 Fisher Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles: Genital bleeding and other serious injuries can result if a child falls, strikes, or sits on the plastic ignition key, which protrudes from the tricycle. There have been 10 reports of injury incidents. Six of the kids that got hurt were female toddlers.
Nearly 3 million Fisher-Price Infant Toys with Inflatable Balls: If the valve on one of the inflatable balls comes off, it can pose a choking hazard risk. There have been reports of over 46 such incidents. In 14 cases, the valve was found in a child's mouth. There were three reports of a child starting to choke. Recalled toys with this hazard include:
• Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™
• Bat & Score Goal™
• Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™
• 1-2-3 Tetherball™
• Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium
• Baby Gymtastics™Play Wall
More than 1 million Fisher Price High chairs: Falling against or on the pegs on the chair's rear legs can cause injury to a child. The pegs are used for tray storage. There have been 14 reports of incidents. Seven cases involved kids needing stitches. One incident involved a tooth injury.
Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Stand 'n Play Rampway: If the wheels on the cars come off, they can become a choking hazard. No injuries have been reported so far.
California Products Liability
Product manufacturers can be held liable for products liability if their product causes personal injury or wrongful death to a consumer. Infants and toddlers, who require constant supervision are especially at risk of getting hurt when dealing with a defective or dangerous toy. Defective child products have been known to cause choking injuries, suffocation, lead paint poisoning, strangulation, traumatic brain injuries, bruises, cuts, lacerations, amputation injuries, and even death.
Fisher-Price Recall: Toys, Trikes, High Chairs Named (Full List), CBS News, October 1, 2010
Fisher-Price recall: Millions of toys that could cut, choke or harm children, The Sacramento Bee, October 4, 2010
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Our Orange County, California products liability law firm knows how upsetting it can be to find out that your child was injured because a product manufacturer or distributor was negligent or careless. You may be able to file an injuries to minor claim on your child's behalf.
