IKEA Furniture and Home Supplies is facing a shocking judgment in California, USA, after fining 46 million dollars for an American family, whose son was killed after one of the clothes lockers fell upon him, a settlement that lawyers consider according to a network. “ABC” The largest American in history.
Two-year-old Joseph Dodik was killed in 2017 when a three-drawer IKEA wardrobe fell.
One of the family’s attorneys, Alan Feldman, said at a press conference that the child’s family are fully aware of the safety factors as they protect their home and secure the furniture on the walls, thinking that they may fall or move from their location and pay attention to the doors and windows to protect their child from any possible dangers.
Lawyer Feldman added during the press conference, “When the family bought the three-drawer locker from Ikea In 2008, they never suspected that this tiny little cupboard could be a tool of death..
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According to the complaint submitted to the court, it was stated in the official documents that the treasury weighed approximately 37 kilograms and the lawyers said that IKEA was aware that the design lacks weight to work to balance the front and back which caused it to be a heavy and light side and that made it unstable.
According to the report, the IKEA company carried out a recall of the treasury after lawyers from the “Feldman Law Firm” filed a suit on behalf of two other families whose children were killed because of the same treasury..
8 children were killed due to an IKEA furniture coup against them, and the company recovered about 29 million boxes and cupboards, including 8 million of the same style of treasury that caused the last accident in 2016.
Another lawyer representing the families, Daniel J. Mann, told ABC News: “We hope this settlement raises awareness of this important public health and safety issue. Tens of thousands of injuries occur every year, this number should be reduced“
Man said: Although consumers must collect furniture themselves, they should not be responsible for making it safe. “Product liability laws require consumer products to be safe at the time of sale, and it should not be left to consumers to make the product safe.” Children should be safe in their bedrooms, and the furniture must be designed to be stable and party-resistant. “
It is reported that IKEA released a set of anti-coup furniture in June 2019, which aims to prevent child deaths and injuries.
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