Personal Injury Attorney for Crib Accidents

San Fernando Valley Children's Injury Lawyer

When a family buys a crib for their baby, their expectation is that it will protect the child from falls and provide a safe sleeping space for the baby or young child.  In some cases, defective cribs have actually been found to have caused terrible injuries or even death.  These cases are extremely frightening and serious for the families involved, and require the assistance of a San Fernando Valley children's injury attorney to assist in filing the claim or suit related to the injury or death.  There have been several famous cases of recalls of certain cribs that were sold commercially that caused injury due to a design flaw.   Over 11,000 children are hospitalized every year due to injuries sustained in cribs.  If your child has suffered such an injury, it is critical that you contact the firm right away.

Crib Accident & Injury Lawyer Serving the San Fernando Valley

Recently, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of the all Generation 2 Worldwide and "ChildESIGNS" full-size and portable drop side cribs due to the danger of serious injury or death due to strangulation or suffocation.  There have been many such recalls over the years, and a parent may not even realize that the product they purchased to protect their child has been recalled.  If your child has been injured or lost their lives in a crib accident, it is crucial that you get legal assistance at once.

Recent recalls by the CPSC in recent months related to unsafe cribs include certain Dorel Asia and Caramia cribs.  Lists of recalls can be accessed at the CPSC website located at http://www.cpsc.gov/cgi-bin/prod.aspx.  Some of these cribs were manufactured by companies that are no longer in business, or in some cases, the crib could have been purchased years ago.  Unsuspecting parents may have continued to use the dangerous product, unaware that their child's life was in peril.  If your child has suffered an injury or death in a crib accident, this tragedy is an overwhelming and the emotional turmoil and loss is unimaginable to most of us.

It may be difficult to consider legal action at this time, but this is an important matter.  The actions you take now can provide the financial wherewithal to care for your injured child and in the cases of the loss of your child, it is a type of civil justice that can be brought against the manufacturer that made the crib and created the situation.