Defective Toys and Child Product Liability Lawyer & Attorneys Oklahoma City OK
If you child has been injured as a result of a defective toy, consult an Oklahoma child injury lawyer with Phillips and Bailey to explore your options. Our dedicated attorneys will handle your case with compassion for your child and commitment to achieving maximum compensation for innocent victims. In addition to defective toy cases, the child injury lawyers at Phillips and Bailey also litigate products liability claims for defective infant products including cribs, slings, bath seats, infant swings, strollers, and more.
Parents who are vigilant about their children’s safety take all precautions to ensure that play time is not only fun, but free from dangers and hazards. Safety precautions include inspecting toys for choking hazards, sharp or jagged pieces, or flimsy construction; monitoring play time; making sure toys are developmentally appropriate for their child’s age; and requiring children to wear protective gear such as bicycle helmets. However, all the caution in the world can’t prevent injuries from occurring due to the defective design or manufacture of children’s toys. If your child is injured while playing with a defective toy, a child injury lawyer can aggressively litigate your civil case to hold the negligent manufacturer responsible for the injuries caused by the defective product.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission is continually on the alert for defective toys and infant products and lists recalled products on their website. They also caution against the purchase and use of dangerous toys that have not yet been recalled. While Federal guidelines are in place for the safe manufacture of toys and children’s products, some companies ignore the guidelines or are negligent in taking due caution in manufacturing children’s products. Such companies and manufacturers should be held accountable for defective products that cause child injury or death. A personal injury lawyer can help parents bring a civil case against careless or negligent manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers.
In 2009, nearly 200,000 emergency room visits were for child injuries caused by toys. Over half of these injuries, including Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), were from ride-on toys such as bicycles, roller blades, skates, and scooters. A bicycle accident or other serious fall can result in traumatic brain injury if safety gear, including bicycle helmets, is defective. Other hazards of defective toys include choking, strangulation, laceration, amputation, burns, and exposure to lead or other dangerous chemicals. For children injured by defective toys, recovery can be long and painful. With the help of an experienced child injury lawyer, Oklahoma’s most defenseless victims can receive compensation for their injuries.
Contact the Oklahoma City personal injury law firm of Slane, Phillips and Bailey for more information.
