Defective Play Yards Create Fall and Entrapment Hazard
Fisher-Price is recalling about 200,000 Simplicity Rainforest portable play yards after they received numerous complaints of rails collapsing and creating a fall and entrapment hazard to young children. According to this news report, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Fisher-Price is voluntarily recalling these defective products although it did not manufacture them.
The manufacturers – Simplicity Inc. – did not respond to the federal agency’s request that they recall these defective products. Simplicity has been involved in massive recalls last year for defective bassinets and cribs that officials say were responsible for several infant deaths in the United States.
According to CPSC officials, there have been at least 1,350 reports of one or more rails collapsing on the recently recalled play yards. There were many reports of children suffering bumps and bruises when the side rail collapsed. There were also reports of a broken nose, broken wrist, concussion, a deep cut to the hand and a chipped tooth. Consumers are asked to stop using these defective and dangerous products right away and contact Fisher-Price to obtain a replacement.
Any product with a serious design or manufacturing defect can pose significant risk of injury to consumers. Improper warnings or instructions on a product’s packaging can also cause injuries to a person using the product. If you or a loved one has been injured or has suffered wrongful death as a result of a product defect, please call an experienced New York product defect attorney at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro for a free consultation and case evaluation.
