Parents put a lot of faith into trusted brands like Maclaren USA, a brand long known for its popular strollers. They often spend a little more then they would on themselves, do a little more research then normal, and go with the brand they feel will be the safest for their child. Sometimes that trust is violated and those products thought to be safe end up causing severe injuries to children.
Such is the case with Maclaren USA. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall on over a million strollers made by Maclaren after the company reported at least 15 injures to children and infants. 12 of those injuries resulted in the child’s fingers being amputated, 3 resulted in severe lacerations to the child’s hands, and even more injury reports are expected to come in. The problem started with a faulty hinge. The hinge allows the stroller to compact down for easy storage. When the stroller is in the upright position children can get their fingers caught inside the hinge, if the hinge collapses the child risks amputation or severe injury.
The effected models include; Volo, Triumph, Quest Sport, Quest Mod, Techno XT, TechnoXLR, Twin Triumph, Twin Techno and Easy Traveller. Maclaren has sold over one million of these stroller brands. As part of the recall, Maclaren is offering a free hinge cover that can be installed at home. The cover is available at their website, or by calling their toll free number; (877) 688-2326. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging any parent who owns one of these stroller models to discontinue use immediately until the part can be ordered and installed.
It is uncertain at this time how long Maclaren USA was aware of this problem before the recall was issued. As there were over a dozen injuries already reported one can assume the stroller hinge had been faulty for a long time, possibly even years. If your child was injured while in a Maclaren stroller a personal injury attorney may be able to assist you in seeking damages. If you own a model of stroller listed in the recall we urge you to discontinue use immediately, even if your child has not yet been injured by the hinge.
About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton personal injury law firm (VA-NC law offices ) edits the injury law blogs Virginia Beach Injuryboard, Norfolk Injuryboard, and Northeast North Carolina Injuryboard as a pro bono service to consumers.
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Rick Shapiro has practiced personal injury law for over 30 years in Virginia, North Carolina, and throughout the Southeastern United States. He is a Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (ABA Accredited) and has litigated injury cases throughout the eastern United States, including wrongful death, trucking, faulty products, railroad, and medical negligence claims. During his three-decade career, Shapiro has won client appeals before the VA Supreme Court, VA Court of Appeals, NC Supreme Court, SC Supreme Court, WV Supreme Court, TN Supreme Court, and three times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, underscoring Shapiro’s trial achievements. In addition, he and his law firm have won settlements/verdicts in excess of $100 million. His success in and out of the courtroom is a big reason why he was named 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in railroad law in U.S. News & World Report's Best Lawyers publication (Norfolk, VA area), and he has been named a “Best Lawyer” and “Super Lawyer” by those peer-reviewed organizations for multiple years. Rick was also named a “Leader in the Law, Class of 2022” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly (total of 33 statewide honorees consisting of lawyers and judges across Virginia). And in September 2023, Rick was selected as a recipient of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) 2023 President’s Award. Although many nominations were submitted from across the country, Rick was just one of eight attorneys chosen by the prestigious National Board which certifies civil trial attorneys across the U.S. Rick was also recently named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2024 Virginia’s Go To Lawyers Medical Malpractice. The attorneys awarded this honor are nominated by their colleagues and chosen by a panel from the publication.
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