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A Supply Chain Failure: Walmart Re-Announces Mainstays Dresser Recall After Post-Recall Sales by Liquidators

Walmart has re-announced the recall of more than 165,000 Mainstays 9-drawer fabric dressers — originally recalled in May 2026 — after discovering the dangerous, tip-prone furniture remained available to consumers through third-party liquidators. The re-announced [...]

September 2nd, 2026|Blog|

66,000 Dressers Recalled This Summer Due to Tip-Over Risk

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced recalls of more than 66,000 dressers this summer across multiple brands because they are “unstable” when not wall-anchored and pose tip-over and entrapment hazards that could result [...]

August 25th, 2026|In the News|

Six Brands of ‘Unstable’ Dressers Recalled Due to Tip-Over Risk

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced recalls of more than 15,000 dressers from six brands because they are “unstable” when not wall-anchored and pose tip-over and entrapment hazards that could result in [...]

February 25th, 2026|Blog|

Wall-Anchoring Kits Recalled for Canyon and Sauder Dressers Because They Can Break, Allow Dressers to Tip-Over

Nearly 29,000 wall-anchoring kits sold with dressers manufactured by Canyon Furniture Dressers and Sauder Woodworking Co. have been recalled by two separate companies because a defective part may render them defective. On April 17, 2025, [...]

May 2nd, 2025|Blog|

Second STURDY Act Recall: CPSC Tags ‘Rooms To Go’ Dressers (Again)

For the second time in less than two months, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of a line of Rooms To Go dressers that do not comply with the performance [...]

July 9th, 2024|Blog|

First STURDY Act Recall: ‘Mill Valley Jr.’ Dressers Recalled Due to Tip-Over Risk to Kids

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of a line of children’s dressers sold by Rooms To Go, marking the first recall under the STURDY Act (Stop Tip-Overs of Unstable, Risky [...]

June 3rd, 2024|Blog|

CPSC Report: Children Remain at Risk for Dresser Tip-Over Injuries

Tip-overs of chests, bureaus and dressers sent an estimated 1,800 children to hospital emergency rooms each year from 2020 through 2022, according to a newly released report by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The [...]

March 7th, 2024|In the News|

Millions of Wall-Anchoring Kits Recalled Because They Can Break, Allow Dressers to Tip-Over

Millions of wall-anchoring kits designed to prevent dresser tip-overs have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) because a defective part may render them ineffective. On January 11, 2024, the CPSC recalled the [...]

February 7th, 2024|Blog|

CPSC Adopts New Federal Safety Standard for Dressers Under STURDY Act

Congratulations to Our Dresser Tip-Over Clients on Achieving a Major Milestone in the Fight to Keep Children Safe in Their Bedrooms Several former Feldman Shepherd clients whose children died from IKEA dresser tip-overs — along [...]

May 2nd, 2023|Blog|

The STURDY Act Becomes Law!

Congratulations to Our Dresser Tip-Over Clients Who Won the Fight to Keep Children Safe in Their Bedrooms In the waning days of 2022, as the end was nearing for the 117th Congress, a group of [...]

January 17th, 2023|Blog|