Personal Injury Law

Crib Retailer Sued in Child?s Death ? Called One Of ?Deadliest Products?

By Louthian Law Firm

An Omaha retailer, Hayneedle, Inc., is being sued by the parents of a 1-year-old boy who was allegedly asphyxiated in a crib accident, reports BostonHerald.com.

Hayneedle operated as Netshops Inc. at the time of the child?s death in 2008. The child was in a Simplicity Ellis Deluxe 4-in-1 Convertible Sleep System crib when he got trapped between the crib?s mattress and the frame. He died at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro on January 30, 2008.

The lawsuit alleges Hayneedle was grossly negligent in failing to warn them about the crib?s dangerous and defective characteristics, and of the proper method of assembling, using and maintaining the crib.

This death was a key factor in prompting the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall full-size Simplicity cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames in April. This construction poses a risk of serious injury or death due to entrapment, strangulation, suffocation and falling. Since 2007, more than 2 million Simplicity cribs have been recalled.

A CPSC spokesman called the Simplicity cribs one of the deadliest products in recent years and has advised parents with this brand of crib to stop using them. Some retailers have offered replacements and that information may be found at www.cpsc.gov/info/cribs/index.html.

State and federal law requires that anything offered for sale must be safe. If you feel you or a loved one has lost someone due to the negligence of another or due to a defective product, the Louthian Law Firm has experienced attorneys in pursuing lawsuits to help you. We are committed offering you the best counsel available. Call us today at 1-800-454-1200 for a free evaluation of your unique case or use our online form.

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Full post as published by South Carolina Lawyer Blog on February 24, 2011 (boomark / email).