Personal Injury Law

Last week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission declared that Jardine has announced an expansion of the voluntary recall for their cribs. The original recall took place in June and involved 320,000 cribs. This expanded recall will cover an additional 56,000 cribs.

There have been numerous reports of wooden slats breaking on these cribs, resulting in gaps large enough to trap and strangle babies. Since the June recall, there have been 19 reports of new incidents. In one of these incidents, a 22-month-old child fell through the gap created by the broken slats. None of the children were injured in these incidents.

The recall encompasses three models of Jardine wooden cribs:

• Dark Pine Olympia Lifetime Crib, model # DA715BC, date code between 2/04-1/07
  
• Antique Walnut Capri Single Crib, model # 0108L00, date code between 7/06-11/07
  
• White Capri Lifetime Crib, model # 0308C00, date code between 12/05-11/07
  

The date code and model number can be found on the label located on the inside of the bottom rail of the headboard or footboard of the crib. The cribs were sold at KidsWorld, Geoffrey Stores, Toys R Us, and Babies R Us from March 2004 through January 2009. If you have one of the defective cribs, stop using it immediately and contact Jardine at (800) 646-4106 to receive a full credit toward the purchase of a new crib.

If your child has been injured by one of the defective Jardine cribs, you should contact an experienced product liability lawyer right away to see if you have a valid defective product claim against Jardine. You may be eligible to receive compensation for your damages.

If you have a product liability claim in the Columbus, Ohio area, please contact the law offices of Robert W. Kerpsack Co., L.P.A. today to schedule a consultation.