Company Issues Safety Recall for Children’s Play Yards for Strangulation Hazard

A manufacturer of play yards and enclosed play areas for young children has issued a safety recall covering 10,000 units due to a potential choking hazard.

Dream On Me manufactured children’s play yards that were sold through retailers like Walmart, Amazon, and Toys R Us between March of 2010, and January 2014. According to reports, the safety recall was initiated because the rails can collapse, trapping the child inside the play yard. At worst, the trapped child could suffocate.

However, no reports of injuries or deaths have been associated with the defect in the play yard.

The safety recall covers Dream On Me Incredible two-level deluxe adjustable height play yards with following model numbers:

• 436A,
• 436B,
• 436G,
• 436O,
• 436P and
• 436R.

The model number can be found on a tag on the play yard’s mattress.

Dream On Me is also offering a repair kit as part of the safety recall. The company has issued the safety recall notice so that consumers will immediately stop using the play yards until they contact the manufacturer and obtain the repair kit.

Safety Recalls and Personal Injury in South Carolina

Every year, thousands of consumers sustain serious injuries from defective products, and improper or delayed product recalls. Many of these injuries could be avoided if the manufacturers or distributors of these products took additional steps to ensure consumer safety, such as issuing product recalls in a timely fashion. Although any product could be subject to a recall due to improper testing, some of the most common product recalls are for automobiles and automotive parts, drugs and medical devices, and children’s toys.

There are a number of reasons that defective products make it to our shelves:

• Defective manufacturing
• Inadequate testing
• Design defects
• Marketing Misrepresentation

To protect yourself and your family, it’s important to know what products have been recalled because they are defective or unsafe. Federal agencies such as the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the CPSC (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) frequently issue product recalls for medical devices, drugs, and products that may be harmful to consumers.

Consumers that have been harmed by defective products such as drugs, medical devices, or other products, may be eligible to receive legal remedies. Such legal remedies, or damages, may include compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, loss of physical capacity, pain, suffering, and mental anguish. Punitive damages are also available in many jurisdictions to punish defendants in those cases involving particularly egregious conduct which demonstrates a reckless or wanton disregard for the safety of the public.

The Strom Law Firm Protects Citizens Harmed by Delayed Safety Recalls of Defective Products

The attorneys at the Strom Law Firm keep a close watch on recalls of dangerous and defective product recalls in the US. We aim to protect our clients’ health and safety, and hold manufacturers to the highest possible standard of safety. If you or a loved one have experienced severe, life-limiting side effects from a defective product or drug, and believe that your pain stems from a product recall that came too late, you may be entitled to compensation. The Strom Law Firm can help. We offer free, confidential consultations to discuss the facts of your case, so contact us today. 803.252.4800.