Personal Injury Law

Toddler Death Sparks Crib Recall in U.S.

By Edward Bills

The recent death of a six-month-old child has prompted the recall of about 635,000 Dorel Asia cribs, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Tuesday. The cribs feature a defect that can cause the drop-side to detach from the frame, creating a small space a child could become trapped in and suffocate. The agency reported that it has received complaints of more than 60 other incidents of product failure, ten of which resulted in injury. The cribs were manufactured in China and Vietnam and sold at Wal-Mart, Kmart and Sears stores nationwide from January 2005 through December 2009.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).