Baby Product Recalls

October 22, 2003, "Senate votes on class action status"

The Senate has voted and failed to pass the class action bill that would result in benefits for large companies and injured consumers. Public Citizen consumer group had been actively opposing the bill and issued a press release stating “the bill would have given corporate defendants an undue advantage in fighting legitimate lawsuits involving consumer fraud and unfair workplace practices.” The group saw the defeat as a great victory and said that they “commend them for stopping a bill that would have closed the courthouse door on millions of consumers.”

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October 20, 2003, "Corporations pushing for advantage over consumers"

Large companies and industries such as insurance companies, HMOs, banking, pharmaceutical, tobacco, auto, and others are “furiously lobbying” for the S. 1751 legislation according to Public Citizen consumer group. The legislation to be voted on by the U.S. Senate would revoke the class action rules in every state by sending class action cases to federal court. Since federal courts make it harder to get a case approved for consideration, federal judges are more conservative in interpreting the law, and crowded court dockets cause delays of months and years, corporations believe this could be advantageous. The consumer group urges citizen to oppose this legislation.

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July 5, 2003, "Over 1.4 million baby seats recalled"

There are 236,384 infant car seats being recalled by Evenflo Company Inc. because of the damage that can occur when being installed. Dorel Juvenile Group Inc. is recalling another 1.2 million infant safety seats because the plastic handle locks can cause injuries by unexpectedly breaking, which have occurred in at least nine reported injuries. The Evenflo Cozy Carrier infant seat recall affects the products manufactured between November 2001 and August 2002. According to the NHTSA, tests showed the detachable base on the infant seats were prone to damage and the infants may then fail to be adequately restrained. Dorel’s infant carrier and car seat recall affects the Cosco Arriva and Turnabout brand names that were manufactured prior to January 2000.

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