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When we were young, we didn’t know that many of the toys we were playing with were extremely dangerous. Even today as parents, we sometimes don’t know about dangers of toys because of deceptive marketing strategies that make a product “seem” safe for children, when in truth it cannot be used safely by a child. What is worse is that many times unsuspecting parents allow not only their children, but the children of others visiting with them, to handle unsafe products with no knowledge of the danger these toys may be hiding.

In recent years, the manufacture of virtually everything from toy cars to transistor radios, baby dolls to pretend kitchen appliances, have been outsourced to foreign countries, slickly marketed by Madison Avenue., and sold to parents with an implicit promise that the toys are safe for use by children.

But we now know better. The quality assurance process in many of these manufacturing plants have exposed our children to deadly chemicals, lead paint, fire hazards, choking hazards, and more.

If your child has been injured by a defective toy, the Law Office of D. Hardison Wood can assist you in determining whether that injury was the result of a defective manufacturing or design process. Call a toy safety attorney at our firm for a free initial consultation today. 1-877-829-7211.

We have represented many children and families bearing the weight of tragedy caused by a defective toy design or manufacturing process. Some of the matters we’ve handled include:

• Choking hazards from defectively designed toy building.
• Lead paint exposure from toys.
• Deceptively marketed ride-on toys.
• Crib structural instability and collapse.
• Booster seat instability and fall hazard.
• Defective battery design causing fire hazard.

Incidents like these have led to the recall of many everyday toys that have inflicted serious injuries upon children. In July of 2007, Hasboro Inc. recalled about 1 million Easy Bake ovens. There were 249 complaints of children getting their hands or fingers caught in the ovens and 77 were reports of burns. One burn was so serious that it required a partial finger amputation. Moreover, Fisher Price recalled 967,000 plastic toys in August of 2007 because they contained an excessive amount of lead paint. The recall led to heightened concern for toys made in China since a Chinese vendor had applied the lead paint to the toys. It is hard to believe that toys we normally would not give a second thought about purchasing have caused such harm to children.

As a concerned parent, there are certain safety measures you can take when purchasing toys for your children. Here are some things you can do when buying a new toy:

• Read all warning labels
• Make sure the toy is appropriate for your child’s age
• Check for sharp edges and points
• Make sure the toy does not have loud noises
• Avoid buying toys with small parts
• Make sure the toy has not been recalled

In every case where a child has been injured, we ask ourselves the same question many parents ask: “how could I have known?” If the answer is that you couldn’t because the manufacturer concealed the risk of injury from you, there is no way to have prevented the injury and you shouldn’t be forced to bear the entire burden on your own. D. Hardison Wood serves all of North Carolina in helping bring justice to those affected by a company’s defective and dangerous product. His firm maintains a blog dedicated to child safety and other North Carolina product liability issues, it can be viewed here.

If your child, or the child of a loved one, has been injured because of an unsafe toy, call a Toy Safety Lawyer at the Law Office of D. Hardison Wood for a free initial consultation. 1-877-829-7211.

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