Personal Injury Law

Import Surveillance Division Established to Inspect Toys and Other Products for Potential Safety Hazards and Liabilities

29 million toys were recalled in 2007.  This unfortunate and scary trend has continued in 2008.   Since the beginning of this year, at least 19 products manufactured overseas have been voluntarily recalled by manufacturers in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) due to high lead levels, choking and aspiration problems in infants and children, magnets potentially causing fatal intestinal perforations, and smoke and fire hazards.  Although many of the recalled toys were manufactured in countries which have far less quality controls than in the United States. U.S. companies that sell and distribute such imported goods could be held legally liable under various legal theories of product liability.

Full post as published by Legal Blog on March 12, 2008 (boomark / email).