This article covers the death of 22 month-old Theodore “Ted” McGee, who passed away on Feb. 14 when an IKEA product tipped over onto him. Ted’s parents, who are from Apple Valley, Minn., did not hear any sound from the incident and thought Ted was sleeping. Both IKEA and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission [...]
Pennsylvania Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. is preparing to introduce legislation that would require furniture manufacturers to make their products more stable. Casey stated in an interview that he and his office were working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on legislation that would require all U.S. manufacturers to make improvements to the stability [...]
ABC News covered lawsuits involving the deaths of two 2-year-olds Curren Collas and Camden Ellis who were crushed by IKEA MALM dressers. The lawsuits allege that dressers were “top-heavy and front-heavy” and lacked counter-balancing weight to prevent tip-overs. Instead of a standard recall, IKEA issued a “repair program” involving anchoring equipment. The ABC video team [...]
Parents of a Washington state toddler have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against IKEA, after the child became pinned underneath a MALM dresser that had toppled over. 4-year old Camden Ellis was taken to the hospital and remained on a ventilator for four days, after which time his parents made the decision to remove him [...]
Within a month after IKEA recalled millions of its dressers due to tip-over risks, long-time furniture-industry executive John Wilborne issued a letter to federal regulators. His letter stated that IKEA was “blatantly negligent” and had ignored industry safety standards that other manufacturers follow routinely. He also claims that the Consumer Product Safety Commission had fallen [...]
Following recent toddler deaths caused by IKEA MALM dresser tip-overs, the Philadelphia Inquirer purchased each type of MALM dresser at IKEA’s Philadelphia store. They had the products tested for stability by an independent lab. Both dressers did not pass even the least demanding stability test—they toppled as soon as a 50 pound weight (meant to [...]
Representatives from furniture manufacturers, consumer safety advocates, federal engineers and others met to discuss the growing threat of furniture and television tip-overs. The discussion revolved around identifying ways to improve existing furniture safety standards. Proposed changes to the standards included: using weights heavier than the current 50 pound threshold for the stability test, including tests [...]
Examines reasons why IKEA MALM furniture is unstable and why consumers may be failing to utilize anchor supports. Reviews various aspects of the furniture, such as the imbalance in the weight from front to back, heavier front drawers, and the use of cheap, lightweight materials at the back of the unit, which contribute to the [...]
This is the CPSC’s release warning consumers regarding the tip-over hazards associated with IKEA products. The warning implores all consumers to stop using IKEA children’s chests and dressers taller than 23 ½ inches, and adult chests and dressers taller than 29 ½ inches unless they are anchored to a wall. Also contains information regarding IKEA’s [...]
Jackie Collas has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against IKEA for the death of her 2-year old son, Curren Collas of Chester County. Collas was crushed and killed by an IKEA MALM dresser that had tipped over and fallen onto him. Jackie claims IKEA failed to warn about the severity of the dangers associated with [...]
