Infants Injured by Maclaren Strollers - Fingers Amputated
According to recent press reports, the British stroller maker Maclaren knew for at least 5 years that its strollers could cut the tips off --- or completely amputate --- a child's fingers, but did nothing to alert the federal watchdog Consumer Products Safety Commission until very recently.
Conceding that the fingers of 12 children have been severed by the stroller's hinges when they were opened or closed, Maclaren agreed to a "voluntary recall" of all of its stroller models dating back to 1999. According to the CPSC, companies are required by federal law to report immediately on learning of a problem with a product that makes it a substantial or potential hazard. Because of Maclaren's years delay in doing so, it faces fines upwards of $1 million if it wants to continue marketing its popular strollers in the U. S. How could a stroller turn into a deadly device that cut off the fingers of children? More on a case that highlights this problem in our next installment of the Injury Law Report.