The CPSC is aware of “at least 33 cases where children swallowed loose magnets and required emergency surgery.” It is recommended that if a child has swallowed magnets, they seek immediate medical attention. Symptoms of magnets in the intestines include abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting.

Some toys containing small, powerful magnets, such as Magtastik and Magnetix Pre-School Magnetic Toys, have already been recalled because of the dangers they pose to children. The CPSC urges parents to keep all small magnetic toys away from children and to regularly check their childrens’ toys for missing or dislodged magnets. Learn more about Lieff Cabraser’s representation of parents whose children have been injured by dangerous and defective children’s toys.

After using Simply Thick to feed their premature baby daughter, the Umphress’ infant developed life-threatening necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), an intestinal condition with a 25% mortality rate and which imposes lifelong injuries on survivors. The Umphress’ daughter, after being airlifted to Children’s Hopsital in Albuquerque and receiving two blood transfusions over a period of twenty days, is now stable but continues to suffer from NEC.

The FDA issued a warning in May 2010 that Simply Thick may cause NEC and that it should not be fed to premature infants. In June 2011, Simply Thick, LLC issued a voluntary recall of Simply Thick thickening gel manufactured at a particular processing plant. By July 2011, the product was released back to the market but is now accompanied by a warning not to feed Simply Thick to premature infants.

Read the full article at Las Cruces Sun-News. Learn more about the Simply Thick recall and victim’s rights.

The stars are three inches in diameter, plastic, and have circular knobs protruding from a ring-shaped center. The CPSC and Edushape have received two reports of the knobs breaking off from the center. Fortunately, thus far no injuries have been reported.

To learn more about the dangers of this and other children’s toys, or to contact a personal injury attorney at Lieff Cabraser about a specific injury, visit our Dangerous and Defective Children’s Toys page.

Many of the caffeinated energy drinks, including 180, Red Bull, Whoop Ass, Adrenaline Rush and Energy contain three to five times the caffeine of a coca cola.

Researchers at the University of Miami cite that the caffeine in the drinks can exacerbate cardiac conditions.  Officials in Europe have reported cases of liver damage, kidney disease, seizures, confusion, and arrhythmias associated to energy drink use.

The research team concluded that “unless research establishes energy-drink safety in children and adolescents, regulation…is prudent.”

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the electrical cords on the monitors can be dangerous for babies if placed too close to their crib

More than 40 different models of handheld, digital and color monitors, are being recalled by Summer Infant. The monitors were sold at major retailers between 2003 and 2011. Going forward, the company will provide new on-product warning labels and instructions about monitor placement.

For more information on model numbers of recalled monitors, consumers can contact Summer Infant at 800-426-8627.

Lieff Cabraser currently represents parents whose children have been injured from defective health and baby care products. If your child has been injured from a defective product, we welcome you to contact a Lieff Cabraser defective product attorney. We will review your claim in confidence without charge or obligation.

The chemical, naphthalene, has already been banned in the European Union as a chemical harmful to children. The naphthalene-filled mothballs are used as a preservative for storing clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae.

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority issued a report stating that more than 100 infants are treated annually to overcome the adverse effects of the toxic mothballs.

The drop-side cribs have come under scrutiny in recent years because of malfunctioning hardware that can lead to the drop-side rail partially detaching from the crib.  When this happens, it can creat a dangerous “V” -like gap between the mattress and side rail where a babie can become entrapped and suffocate.

As part of their new standard, the CPSC plans to vote on this week a more rigorous safety testing for cribs.

Lieff Cabraser currently represents parents whose children have been injured by defective cribs.  Learn more about the crib recalls.

Paxil, Paxil Oral Suspension, and Paxil-CR are trade names of the drug Paroxetine, which is a member of a class of drugs known as “selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors” (SSRIs). A 2005 study based on 3,500 pregnant women, linked Paxil to twice as many birth defects compared to other antidepressants when taken during the first three months of pregnancy.

The birth defects identified in the study included congenital defects, heart defects and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), a potentially fatal disease.

If your child was born with birth defects and you were prescribed Paxil or other antidepressant drugs while pregnant, please contact our law firm to learn about your rights for no charge or obligation.

On April 30, 2010, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of thousands of Simplicity cribs due to suffocation and strangulation dangers. The current recall includes seven Simplicity crib models sold at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp., Babies R Us and other national stores. The Simplicity recall includes all full-sized cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames, which can bend or detach, causing the mattress to collapse and creating a space that a baby can roll into, become trapped in and suffocate.

According to the CPSC, at least one child became trapped in his Simplicity crib and suffocated in 2008. The company at large has been subject to about a dozen recalls since 2005 with links to 13 crib deaths.

Graco Crib Recall

On April 30, 2010, the CPSC recalled 217,000 Graco dropside cribs manufactured by LaJobi. The agency confirmed that there have been 99 complaints of dropside problems with the cribs. The recall is the result of hardware failures in the wood cribs. According to news reports the dropside (the side of the crib that moves up and down) can break or detach, resulting in a dangerous gap between the crib mattress and crib side that creates the risk of suffocation or strangulation.

As noted by the CPSC in its recall notice, the hardware and latches on the drop side of the certain Dorel cribs can break or deform, causing the drop side to detach.  When the drop side detaches it creates a space between the drop side and crib mattress in which an infant or toddler can become entrapped.  When an infant or toddler’s face, neck and/or torso are compressed, the child can quickly suffocate and die or suffer permanent injuries.

In addition, recalled cribs can pose a serious entrapment and strangulation hazard when a slat is damaged. This can occur while the crib is in use, in storage, being put together, taken apart or reassembled; or during shipping and handling.

A complete list of the models of Dorel cribs that were recalled can be found here.   The CPSC advises consumers to immediately stop using the recalled cribs, find an alternative safe sleeping environment for your child, and contact Dorel Asia to receive a free replacement kit.

Consumers should log on to www.dorel-asia.com to order the free replacement kit to prevent child entrapment in these cribs.  The repair kits will be provided to owners within the next several weeks.  Or consumers can call Dorel Asia toll-free at (866) 762-2304 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Consumers may report crib malfunctions, entrapments, problems, injuries and/or deaths to the CPSC by calling its recall hotline at (800) 638-2772.

Lieff Cabraser is currently representing parents whose children were severely injured or died in defective cribs or bassinets.