Just recently the CPSC announced a recall of approximately 500,000 Chicco Polly high chairs. The company, Artsana, announced the recall because of a defective design that has caused some laceration injuries among young children. Unfortunately, there have been some serious injuries that required stitches as well as one report of an eye injury. As a Weston Products Liability Injury Lawyer, I have seen too many injury lawsuits dealing with young children, however, the size of this recall is quite alarming.
The official CPSC Artsana Chicco Polly high chair recall report can be found here. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12221.html. Whether or not Artsana will be exposed to future litigation will depend on a variety of legal issues dealing with products liability. As a Weston Products Liability Attorney, I’d like to point out that the applicable legal standard will depend on whether any potential plaintiffs allege that this is a design defect or a manufacturing defect. The latter would apply if only this group of recalled products is defective, as opposed to a design defect that runs throughout the entire product line.
Clearly it seems as if the parents of the children who have been injured wouldn’t have any issues proving damages since Artsana has announced the recall as a result of the injuries. Thus, I think any litigation regarding this product will depend on how the defect is framed, as discussed above. Of course, the best case scenario is that this recall prevents any subsequent injuries, especially because the product affects young children.
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