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Feldman Shepherd and Francis Mailman Soumilas File Class Action Lawsuit for Consumer Damages in Connection with IKEA’s Recall of Nearly 30 Million Dressers

PHILADELPHIA, May 8, 2020 -- The law firms of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP and Francis Mailman Soumilas, filed a class action lawsuit against IKEA US Retail LLC and IKEA North America Services LLC (collectively "IKEA") on behalf of IKEA customers. This class action follows a recall of 8 million MALM chests and [...]

May 8th, 2020|In the News|

IKEA DRESSER TIP-OVER CASE SETTLES FOR $46 MILLION; IKEA AGREES TO EXPAND EFFORTS TO RECALL UNSTABLE DRESSERS

The settlement is believed to be the largest child wrongful death recovery in American history. Plaintiffs’ personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP has secured a $46 million settlement of a lawsuit filed on behalf of a 2-year-old California boy who was fatally injured by a tip-over of an IKEA MALM [...]

February 10th, 2020|In the News|

NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON DRESSER TIP-OVERS

A documentary series by Netflix covering dangerous consumer products in a handful of industries shines a spotlight on a growing epidemic of dresser tip-overs in the U.S. “Broken” aired on the streaming platform on Nov. 27, just two days before consumers hit the stores for Black Friday. The trailer cites the statistic from the Consumer [...]

February 7th, 2020|In the News|

Recall alert: Dressers from Target can harm your children

Target is recalling 180,000 4-drawer dressers from their Room Essentials brand, according to a report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission released on September 13, 2017. The recalled dressers were sold both online and at Target stores across the country. The dressers were described as “unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing [...]

September 19th, 2017|In the News|

The Facts of Furniture Tip-Overs – Infographic

September 18th, 2017|In the News|

Massive National Recall of Walmart Dressers due to Tip-Over Risk

On Wednesday, September 6th, 2017, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Ameriwood Home issued a recall of their Mainstays chests of drawers due to serious tip-over and entrapment hazards. These dressers, sold at Walmart stores all over the country, do not comply with the performance requirements of the U.S. voluntary industry [...]

September 14th, 2017|In the News|

LA REALIDAD SOBRE EL DERRUMBE DE ARMARIOS

August 10th, 2017|In the News|

Feldman Shepherd in the News After IKEA Dresser Recall

The story of IKEA’s massive recall hit the news cycle heavily last week, warning the owners of 29 million dressers that the products could be placing children at risk. It was the first time many Americans became aware that the popular dressers had been linked to the deaths of at least six children. In reporting [...]

July 6th, 2016|In the News|

IKEA Recalls 29 Million Dressers After 3 Child Deaths

IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a sweeping recall of 29 million dressers Tuesday due to the deadly risk they pose to children if they tip over. The recall, one of the largest in history, comes after the deaths of at least three children who tragically lost their lives when an IKEA MALM [...]

June 28th, 2016|IKEA Furniture Tip-Overs, In the News|

Casey proposes mandatory safety standards for dressers

Sen. Robert P. Casey has introduced legislation that would require all dresser manufacturers to adhere to the same mandatory standards for furniture tip-over stability. The Pennsylvania senator’s bill is called the STURDY Act, which stands for “Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth.” The name refers to several recent cases involving toddler deaths caused [...]

June 10th, 2016|In the News|

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