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Elevator Recall After Child Death
Posted on September 20, 2022On September 14th, ThyssenKrupp Access (TKA) agreed to a deal with the CPSC to recall 16,800 residential elevators in the U.S., conduct safety inspections, and provide repairs one year after the CPSC filed a lawsuit to force the company after… Read More
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CPSC and Baby Matters settle suit over Nap Nanny, announce full recall
Posted on June 15, 2013On Friday, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Baby Matters LLC announced a settlement of the administrative case CPSC filed late last year after five deaths in the infant sleep product. In addition to the deaths, there were… Read More
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Mega Brands will settle class action suit for Magnetix recalled toys
Posted on September 29, 2011This week, Mega Brands agreed to a settlement in a New Jersey Federal Court which would compensate consumers who purchased magnetic toys that were the subject of recalls in 2006 through 2008. Dozens of children suffered serious injury and one… Read More
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Target, Toys R Us and Kmart agree to lead paint settlement
Posted on November 6, 2009Target, Toys R Us and Kmart have agreed to pay a total of $454,000 in fines for selling toys with prohibited amounts of lead paint. The California Attorney General’s Office filed the suit in November 2007 after concluding that the… Read More
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CPSC settles for $1.1 million with Mega Brands for Magnetix toy hazards
Posted on April 14, 2009CPSC announced a settlement today with Mega Brands for withholding information on the hazards associated with Magnetix building toys. The toys were first recalled in 2006 after the death of 22 month old Kenny Sweet in Washington State. Unbeknown to… Read More
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Mattel settles case with 39 state AG’s on lead in toys
Posted on December 15, 2008A settlement was announced today between Mattel and its subsidiary Fisher Price and 39 state attorneys general on toys tainted with lead. Mattel will pay the states $12 million, reduce the lead paint in their products immediately to the federal… Read More