Approximately 2 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs and another 147,000 Fisher-Price drop side cribs, also made by Stork Craft Manufacturing, Inc. were recently recalled due to infant entrapment and suffocation. A recent report by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that the cribs' drop-side plastic hardware can break, deform, or parts can become missing.
The defective cribs allow a dangerous gap to develop between the drop-side of the crib and the mattress, where an infant can become trapped causing suffocation. The CPSC have received 110 reports where the drop-side detached, including at least 15 cases where infants were entrapped and 20 cases where children fell from the cribs. Four reports involved infant deaths in the cribs, all involving children 9-months old or younger who suffocated.
If your child has suffered injury or death as a result of drop-side cribs, manufactured by Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., you may have a case. Our compassionate and experienced team of product liability attorneys represent clients nationwide and will answer your questions free of charge. For a free consultation with a Stork Craft drop-side crib litigation attorney from the law firm of Freidin • Dobrinsky, please call 1-866-495-8060.
Article:
November 24, 2009- 2.1 Million Cribs Recalled after Four Infants Die
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2009/11/23/AR2009112304024.html
November 24, 2009- Drop-Side Cribs May Be Banned, U.S. Safety Chief Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=aj0g2bKyPwQg
