Just before Christmas, there is another recall of a children's product. Certain sweatshirts have been deemed a "strangulation risk" by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
NY 1 reports that 1,200 Hello Kitty Zip Up Hoodie Sweatshirts and 12,000 Virginia Beach-based Sunsations sweatshirts are being recalled because of their drawstrings that go through the hood. If you have purchased the sweatshirts, remove the drawstrings as soon as possible and call the CPSC hotline at 800.638.2772.
They have not specified whether the recall was spurred on by any instances involving injury to a child.
If any children had been injured by the sweatshirts, the parents might be able to file a personal injury claim with the help of a New York injury lawyer. Whenever a product is designed in such a way that it poses a risk to the person who wears it or uses it, then they might be entitled to restitution (a sum of money that will attempt to compensate them for financial, emotional, or other loses caused by another).
During the trial, the judge or jury will decide if "the defendant should be held legally responsible for the injuries and harm alleged by the plaintiff" (FindLaw). If the defendant is found liable for the injuries, then they have to decide the amount of compensation that they plaintiff has earned. This amount will depend on the amount of suffering and the amount of fault that is on the defendant.
For this situation, since it seems that no one was hurt, it would be hard to claim a personal injury. Also, because of the easy remedy (removing the string) there isn't that much of a hassle.
If, for instance, a child had been partially choked by the drawstring, then the parents and the New York injury lawyer might have grounds to sue the company that produced the sweatshirt for making a hazardous product.
These days, parents have to be careful about everything they buy (like beds and cribs) but with a watchful eye and a New York injury attorney to provide guidance, they might feel protected.
- Do you need a New York injury lawyer? (FindLaw)
- What else has been recalled? (CPSC)
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