Personal Injury Law

No excuse for lead paint in children's toys

The threat of product liability judgments helps keep product manufacturers honest.

CNN reports that Fisher Price has announced it plans to recall nearly one million plastic preschool toys made by a Chinese vendor and sold in the United States between May and August. It is the latest in a wave of recalls that has heightened global concern about the safety of Chinese-made products. (See here for the full story.)

It has been estimated that the recall will cost Fisher Price $30,000,000.00. This cost, however, is far less than what Fisher Price might face in product liability lawsuits if the products were allowed to remain in the marketplace and children were harmed.

There is no excuse for any product manufacturer, much less a giant multi-national corporation exposing our children to toxins. Fisher Price needs to provide significantly better oversight of the products it imports from China. It should start by testing the products before it places them in stores.

I think this is an evidence that lawyers make the world safer for everyone.

Full post as published by Chicago Injury Lawyer Blog on August 04, 2007 (boomark / email).