The recall report of Jardine Cribs has nearly reached 400,000 after an additional 56,000 units were recalled by the manufacturer due to the risk of serious injury or death to infants and toddlers. The cribs, sold for up to $330 apiece, were sold nationwide from March 2004 until the start of 2009 at Kids World, Geoffrey Stores, Toys-R-Us, and Babies-R-Us.
This child product recall raises many questions about Arizona Product Liability Law. For instance, if a defective product causes serious injury, what can an Arizona resident do to recover for that injury? The first step is to hire the best product liability lawyers they can after a serious injury of wrongful death that came as a result of a defective product. Also, this raises the question as to whether or not a recall is required in order to pursue a claim due to a defective product that caused injury to an Arizona resident. The answer is an absolute no. While a recall may be evidence of a dangerous product that never should have been on the market, the reality is that determining whether or not there is a defective product that was placed on the market that never should have been there and never should have caused injury is a much more complicated analysis.
Arizona Product Liability Law offers answers on what Arizona residents should do for this or any other child product recall. Many Arizona residents may not be aware that liability law in Arizona allows an injured party to claim even if there is not a recall. While the recall means there is probably evidence that the product is dangerous, the determination of whether a defective product was placed on the market and caused injury is more complex.
Whether an Arizona citizen should pursue an individual claim for serious injury in such cases can be determined by experienced Arizona product liability lawyers, who should give a time frame and probability of success if an individual claim is pursued.
The recent recalls of various Chinese products also brings up other nuances. Arizona is perhaps one of the only states in the U.S. that requires Arizona residents to sue the Chinese manufacturer directly for defective products. In most cases, it is thought that injury victims of defective products are better positioned to file claims against the store in the United States at which they bought the product rather than to sue the Chinese corporation directly; as the local store is thought to be more likely to have sufficient insurance. This tends to make Arizona product liability claims more complicated in cases of serious injury or wrongful death that occur due to a defective product from China or another foreign country.
Product recalls in Arizona and the rest of the U.S. are not a perfect solution, but we hope that anyone who bought a Jardine Crib will take advantage of the recall to ensure that American infants and toddlers sleep safely.
