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Graco Lawsuit

Our law firm represents children and their families in lawsuits against manufacturers, and we have recovered millions on their behalf. To contact our child safety lawyers about a Graco lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (TOLL FREE), email Attorney Fred Pritzker or submit our online form for a free consultation.

Graco Children's Products Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, manufactures a variety of baby and toddler products including cribs, car seats, booster seats, strollers, play yards/playpens, swings, high chairs, activity centers, monitors and other products. In 1998, Graco acquired Century Car Seats. Today, Graco is a Newell Rubbermaid™ company.

Graco Lawsuit: Victim Compensation

If your child has been injured or killed, and you suspect that the cause is a defective Graco product, you and your surviving child may have claims against Graco and others. In a Graco injury claim, money compensation can include amounts for medical expenses, cost of care, lost income, pain and suffering, emotional distress, disfigurement, loss of quality of life and other damages.

A Graco wrongful death claim would be governed by state law. Each state has different laws about the type of losses for which wrongful death compensation is allowed:

All states allow for the recovery of lost income the decedent would have provided his loved ones.
Most states do not allow recovery for grief or anger suffered by the surviving heirs, but do allow money damages for the loss of advice, care, comfort and companionship the deceased would have provided had he or she lived.
Some states also allow money damages for the pain and suffering of the deceased person prior to death.

Graco Recalls

Four (4) Deaths Prompt Recall of Graco Strollers

On October 20, 2010, Graco Children's Products Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, recalled about 2 million strollers that they quit selling in 2007. The recall announcement stated that four (4) babies had died in the strollers between 2003 and 2005. Read Graco Stroller Recall Attorneys for a list of recalled strollers.

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Falls and Injuries Prompt Graco Harmony High Chair Recall

Graco High Chair Recall About 1.2 million Graco brand Harmony high chairs were recalled in March 2010 after 24 fall injuries were reported that resulted in bumps, bruises, a hairline arm fracture, and cuts. These falls happened when high chairs tipped over due to loose screws and/or cracked brackets in the high chairs, which caused the chairs to become unstable. In all, Graco has received 464 reports of defective chairs. The high chairs were sold from December 2003 through March 2010 at the following retail locations:

AAFES
Burlington Coat Factory
Babies “R” Us
Toys “R” Us
Sears
Target and Target.com
Walmart and WalMart.com
Shopko
USA Baby
Other retailers nationwide

Fingertip Amputations Result in Graco Stroller Recall

Graco Stroller Recall Graco brand “Passage,” “Alano” and “Spree” strollers and travel systems were recalled in January 2010 due to reports of children’s fingers becoming cut or amputated in the strollers’ hinge mechanism. The company has received reports of five fingertip amputations and two fingertip lacerations. The recall involves about 1.5 million models that were sold at AAFES, Burlington Coat Factory, Babies “R” Us, Toys “R” Us, Kmart, Fred Meyer, Meijers, Navy Exchange, Sears Target, Walmart and other retailers from October 2004 through December 2009. Only strollers and travel systems with plastic jointed hinges with indented canopy positioning notches are being recalled. The recall includes the following models, the numbers of which can be found on the stroller frame above the rear wheels:

Model Numbers
6303MYC, 6303MYC3	7240DNB, 7240DNB2 7240MKL2, 7240MKL3	7F02GLM3
6320IVY, 6320LAU	7241DDH2, 7241DHO3	7F04TAY3
6330CAP, 6330THR, 6330THR3	7255CLP, 7255CLP2, 7255CRA2, 7255CRA3, 7255CSA3, 7255GPK3, 7255GRN, 7255GRN2, 7255JJB3, 7255ORC2, 7255WLO2, 7255WLO3	7F07EMA3
6F00QIN3, 6F00RRY3	7256CLO2, 7256SPM2, 7256SPM3	7F08DSW3, 7F08LAN3
6F03GLN3	7260BAN, 7260BAN2, 7260BAN3, 7260MRA2, 7260MRA3, 7260PKR, 7260PKR2	7G00DLS3, 7G00DLS4
6G10CSE3	7270BIA, 7270BIA2	7G01CRL3
7235GGA, 7235GGA2	7E01JON2, 7E01JON3	7G04KRA3
7236CDR2	7F00LPE3, 7F00RSH3	7G05GPR3, 7G06WSR3
7237HOL2, 7237HOL3	7F01FOR3	7G07ABB3, 7G07BAT3

Simplicity Bassinet Recall Over Fatalities Included Graco Products

Simplicity-Graco Crib Recall The Graco brand is associated with a 2008 recall the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced after a 6-month Kansas infant was strangled between the metal bars of a Simplicity brand bassinet. Some of the 900,000 recalled Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 convertible bassinets also bore the Graco logo. The bassinets are hazardous because one side is covered by a removable/adjustable fabric Velcro flap. If the Velcro is not secured, the flap can fall out of place exposing the metal side bars that are just far enough apart for a child to slip through, become entrapped in, and potentially strangle. Simplicity bassinets bearing the Graco logo were sold between 2001 and 2004.

The following recalled Simplicity cribs used the Graco logo: Aspen 3 in 1, Ultra 3 in 1, Ultra 4 in1, Ultra 5 in 1, Whitney and the Trio.

Hundreds of Injuries Prompt Graco Stroller Recall

Graco Duo Stroller Recall About 1 million Duo Tandem strollers and about 143,000 MetroLite strollers were recalled by Graco in July 2005 because they could unexpectedly collapse while in use. Sold at department stores, discount stores and juvenile product stores nationwide between 1994 and 2002, both stroller types have been associated with injuries including:

Duo Tandem strollers

306 collapses
230 reported injuries
a broken arm
a cut to a child requiring 46 stitches

MetroLite strollers

223 stroller collapses
34 reported injuries
18 bumps and bruises to the head or body
Other injuries including cuts, scrapes, scratches, pinched fingers and muscle pulls

Model numbers for each of the strollers include:

Graco Duo Tandem Model Numbers	Serial Number Range
7950 7955 7960 7965 7970 7980	Between 01011994 and 12311999
7990	Between 01011996 and 10311998

Graco MetroLite Model Numbers
6110DW 6114NGS 6110F3 7410CON 6111FKB 7413CML	6114HAV 7413MRN 6114JAM

Graco to Pay $4 Million Safety Fine

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced in March 2005 that it would fine Graco Children’s Products, Inc. a $4 million penalty for “failing to inform the government in a timely manner about more than 12 million products that posed a danger to young children nationwide.”

The CPSC announcement alleges that from 1991 through 2002, Graco and Century, a brand that Graco acquired in 1998, did not report defective children’s products that the CPSC determined “could create substantial product hazards or unreasonable risks of injury or death to young children.” Incidents and injuries involving 16 products, including carriers, high chairs, swings strollers and beds, went unreported for almost a decade, according to the CPSC. Some of these injuries were fatal, and others included serious injuries like contusions and fractures.

Hazardous Graco products that the company failed to report can be found in the CPSC announcement of the fine.

Graco Recalls Toddler Beds After Broken Bones and Other Injuries Reported

Graco Bed Recall Lawsuit In March 2005, about 1.2 million Graco Toddler beds were recalled due to entrapments, broken bones, sprains, bruising and scratching. The "Cozy Toddler Bed," "Glow-in-the-Dark Toddler Bed," and "Classic Toddler Bed" models have guardrails and footboards with slats that can entrap children’s arms, legs or feet. Reported incidents include:

77 entrapments
13 broken arms and legs
1 broken foot
1 sprained ankle
54 other injuries including bruised, scratched, and swollen limbs

The recalled beds are white plastic and steel and include model numbers: 8801, 8801WR, 8821, 8824, 8828, 8833, 30066, 34434 and 11030. They were sold at discount retailers, department stores and juvenile stores nationwide from February 1994 through March 2001.

Graco Recalls High Chairs After 105 Injury Reports

About 860,000 Graco high chairs were recalled in February 2001 after reports of high chair legs detaching, causing infants to fall and, in some cases, suffer serious injuries including a concussion, two broken noses, six cuts requiring stitches, black eyes, and bumps and bruises. In all, there were 105 injuries reported and 108 reports of high chair legs detaching.

The high chairs have a white plastic seat and white metal legs with "Graco" printed on the tray. They were sold from January 1995 through June 1998 at mass merchandise, juvenile products and discount department stores nationwide. Model numbers and serial numbers for these defective high chairs can be found on a sticker beneath the seat. Model numbers on recalled units contain the following digits: "3170," "36051" or "74001.” The first six numbers in the serial number show the date of manufacture. Recalled highchairs were manufactured from January 1, 1995 through December 8, 1997.

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