Parents have been urged for decades to ensure that their children are safely strapped into child seats when riding in a car. It's the safe and right thing to do, they're told. However, our Philadelphia Injury lawyers have seen too many Philadelphia children hurt by defective, poorly designed and poorly manufacturer child safety seats. Parents who did the right thing have seen their children hurt as a result of these errors. This is unacceptable. At Wapner Newman, we don't think you and your child should suffer in silence. If your child has been hurt by a defective child seat, our product liability attorneys can fight for you in this difficult time. Let us help you pursue justice and compensation. If you need an experienced personal injury lawyer in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area as a result of a defective child seat, please call Wapner Newman at 1-800-529-6600. We offer free consultations to all prospective clients.
How Defective Child Seats Hurt Kids
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the following car seat manufacturers have issued recalls of their seats in recent years:- Baby Trend Inc. (Latch-Loc models)
- Britax Child Safety Inc. (Advocate, Boulevard, Frontier, Decathlon and Pavilion models)
- Chicco USA Inc. (Cortina Travel Systems, Keyfit and Keyfit 30 models)
- Combi USA (Multiple models)
- Pose a choking hazard
- Come dislodged from the car's back seat
- Result in a child being ejected from the car due to poor restraints
- Provide insufficient padding during an accident
How Our Personal Injury Lawyers Can Help
If your child has been hurt in the Philadelphia area by a defective car seat, the personal injury lawyers at Wapner Newman can help. We'll investigate your claim and use our decades of experience to determine and prove fault. We can usually pursue compensation for:- Medical expenses
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of income if you had to take time off work to care for your injured child
- Funeral expenses (in wrongful death case cases)