Tip-overs of chests, bureaus and dressers sent an estimated 2,400 children to U.S. hospital emergency rooms from 2018 to 2020, accordingly to a newly released report by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The “Product Instability or Tip-Over Injuries and Fatalities Associated with Televisions, Furniture, and Appliances: 2021 Report,” also found that there were 218 [...]
As legislation that would help prevent dresser tip-overs sits stalled in the U.S. Senate for a third time in recent years, another 13,200 dangerous children’s dressers have been recalled. On October 27, 2021, Magnussen Home Furnishings issued a joint recall with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for its Nova Series 5-Drawer Chests, stating that [...]
Another ninety dressers have been added to the growing tally of unsafe dressers that have been recalled because they can easily tip over and seriously injure or kill young children. On July 22, 2021, Bel Furniture issued a joint recall with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for its Barrington 5-Drawer Chests, which were sold [...]
As federal lawmakers “try, try again” to pass the STURDY Act — which would help to prevent dresser tip-overs — another 1,200 unsafe children’s dressers that do not comply with the furniture industry’s voluntary safety standard for stability have been recalled. On July 8, 2021, Canyon Furniture Company issued a joint recall with the Consumer [...]
Just as the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was releasing its latest data on injuries and fatalities to children associated with dresser tip-overs, two more companies have added their unstable dressers to a perpetually expanding list of dresser recalls. On January 27, 2021, CB2 issued a joint recall with the CPSC for about 11,000 of [...]
As the window of opportunity continues to close for the 116th Congress to pass the STURDY Act ― which would help prevent dresser tip-overs ― another 24,000 unsafe dressers have been added to the dresser recall tally. On November 4, 2020, furniture supplier Walker Edison issued a joint recall with the Consumer Product Safety Commission [...]
As the clock ticks down on the final days of the 116th Congress, legislation that would help prevent dresser tip-overs must pass the Senate within the next three months if we are to finally have a law that keeps children safe in their own bedrooms. The STURDY Act (Stop Tip-Overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on [...]
Feldman Shepherd attorney Daniel J. Mann, along with former client Crystal Ellis, discussed the dangers of IKEA dresser tip-overs in a virtual conversation hosted on July 16, 2020, by child safety advocacy group Kids in Danger (KID). During the “Conversation with KID” event, Ellis, who lost her first-born child Camden to an IKEA dresser tip-over [...]
Adding to a growing list of ineffective dresser recalls that do little to keep children safe, the company that took over Kmart has recalled nearly 20,000 unsafe and unstable dressers, while telling some customers that their only remedy is to anchor the dangerous dressers to the wall themselves. On August 11, 2020, Transform SR Holding [...]
A recall by Modus Furniture of 1,300 unstable dressers supplied with tip-over restraint kits that do not comply with performance requirements of the industry’s current voluntary safety standard drives home the necessity for building stable furniture, rather than relying solely on wall anchoring to prevent tip-overs. On June 18, 2020, Modus Furniture issued a joint [...]
