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Baby and Toddler Gate
Defects and Dangers |
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| Defective baby gates can
pose safety risks, including death, to young children
who get through the gateway and gain access to
stairs, other dangers from falling, or otherwise
dangerous and protected areas. Injuries have also
been reported due to poorly secured gates, gates
that could be climbed, pushed out of place, or
opened by children. |
| In October 2001, Evenflo
Company Inc., of Vandalia, Ohio, recalled about
20,500 Home Décor Swing wooden baby
gates. The plastic mounting hardware that attached
to the wall reportedly was subject to cracking
or breaking, allowing the wooden gate to unlatch.
Children could then gain access to restricted
areas, such as stairs. |
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| Lieff
Cabraser represents persons
across America injured by defective
products. Click
here to submit your case. |
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| In June 1999, North States
Industries Inc., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, recalled
about 3,200 stairway gates. The reason for the
recall was that the locking mechanism could release
when the gate was shaken. If the gate was placed
at the top of the stairs, a child release the gate
and fall down the stairs. |
| The law in most states provides individuals with legal
claims and the right to compensation for injuries they suffer as a result
of a defective product or the negligence of another. The injured person
may file a lawsuit seeking compensation for his or her pain and suffering,
medical expenses, lost past and future wages and punitive damages. |
| If your child has been
injured by a defective baby or toddler gate, please click
here to contact an experienced personal injury
attorney at the national law firm of Lieff Cabraser. |
| Founded in 1972, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP is an over fifty attorney
law firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. For the last five years,
the National Law Journal has recognized Lieff Cabraser
as one of the top 20 plaintiffs’ law firms in America. |
| For our personal injury cases, we bring a team of experienced
lawyers. Each client is assigned an individual lawyer. In addition, we have
on staff multiple nurses, legal assistants, scientific analysts and case
clerks to assist the attorneys. To learn more about our firm, click
here. |
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About Lieff Cabraser: We have
offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. Our lawyers have
represented clients in personal injury, wrongful death and
rollover crashes and product defect lawsuits across America, including
residents of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho,
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Among the cases our personal injury
attorneys are prosecuting are the Medtronic heart lead recall, the
AMO contact lens solution recall, the Peter Pan peanut butter recall, Guidant
pacemaker defects, SUV
rollover accidents, popcorn
workers lung injuries, and Ford
switch fires.
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