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I read the whole list of product defects along with the descriptions and would like to bang those guys over the head with a frying pan.
I know they're a law firm and everything, but they seem to know diddly squat about child restraints.
How's this for a real winner:
t is imperative that child seats have clear warning labels to warn parents and other users about the dangers and risks associated with the child restraint. Although as of 1996, these labels were designed to be more colorful and eye-catching, thousands—even millions—of seats manufactured before this date are still in use today.
To prevent further tragedies, a satisfactory, standardized system for warning labels needs to be developed. If your child has been harmed by a child seat with an inadequate warning label, we can help. Please contact our firm today.
Bolding mine..... um, yeah - do you really think if you sured a car seat manufacturer for a seat that was over a decade old that you'd have a chance of winning? I mean, that's like suing a meat shop because you got e coli when you ate raw hamburger after it sat on the counter for a week. :doh:
And then there's the whole top tether thing - it's still not mandatory in the US for seats to be installed using the top tether, so what purpose does the comment serve.
To prevent such occurrences, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) ruled in March 1999 that all new forward-facing child restraints must meet stricter head protection requirements by attaching mandatory top tether straps. These straps provide added support and reduce the risk of head injury.
Gotta love the whole harness defect stuff too - apparently a kid being able to unbuckle a harness is a defect - do they tell parents to sue pharmacies too for using child-proof lids that a toddler can open?
Urgh.... I didn't even watch any of the videos. These lawyers are just trying to cash in on people's pain. I could go on, but I'll leave it at that...
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