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• Vehicle Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Child Injury & Abuse
• Birth Injuries
• Wrongful Death Lawsuits
• Defective Products & Liability

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Defective Products & Liability

• Toy Dart Gun Playset Recalled
• Hunting Gear Could Cause Serious Fall

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• California Man Experiences Unexpected Acceleration in Toyota Prius...Posted on 3/11/2010
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Defective Products & Liability

• Recognize the Symptoms of Lead Exposure from Children’s Toys
• Shopping Centers and Premises Liability (Part A)

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How to Locate Car Seat Recall Information (Part B)

Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports often lists unsafe children's products on their blog and they have a section in their magazine for recalls. Additionally, the website and magazine are great resources for finding out the best child safe products available.

US Consumer Product Safety Commission

The CPSC states on its website, "The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products. You can find information on over 4,000 product recalls and recall alerts using the various searches on this page."

Parents can use this website and the search functions to see if their car seat (and other child items) has been recalled. Parents can also sign up for an RSS feed to have information sent to them as the website is updated.

With so many resources to choose from, it should be easy for parents to find out if their car seat has been recalled for any reason. The time it takes to research this information could save the life of your child.

If you or your child has been injured in an auto accident in Boston or Andover you should contact a personal injury attorney immediately to learn about your rights and determine liability. Massachusetts has a statute of limitations that may prohibit you from filing a lawsuit if too much time has passed. Contact The Law Office of Thomas M. Kiley for guidance on your personal injury case.

Car Seat Injury Lawsuits

Kids in Danger shared information about an incident where a car seat malfunctioned when the hook securing the car seat to the safety belt snapped and the car seat flew out the window. The baby did not survive the accident.

The family was awarded $10.4 million in punitive and compensatory damages from the manufacturer, Evenflo. It turns out that the car seat in question had the same piece as previously recalled models and Evenflo did not change or recall this model.

In another settlement, Evenflo settled a case for $15.4 million for a child who became quadriplegic when his car seat went flying through the car during an accident. The crux of the case is that the family says the seat malfunctioned; however, Evenflo says it was installed incorrectly. Despite that, Evenflo settled out of court.

Even with the best research available and attempting to make car trips safe for children, parents can end up facing the horror of having their child safety seat fail and their child get injured.

If your child has been injured due to a defective or malfunctioning child car seat, contact an experienced personal injury attorney to protect your rights.

When you are interviewing personal injury attorneys ask critical questions, like: how long have you been practicing; what is the largest settlement or verdict you've obtained, and do you have experience with child injuries? The Law Office of Thomas M. Kiley, located in Andover, Massachusetts takes time when speaking with you about your case and works with you on a contingent fee basis so there are NO FEES unless our trained personal injury lawyers wins your case. Call now for a FREE evaluation of your case - 1-800-410-2769.

Massachusetts personal injury lawyer, Thomas M. Kiley, is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and is a respected member of the American Association for Justice and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

The personal injury attorneys at the Law Office of Kiley Law Group are dedicated to helping the victims of:

• Car, motorcycle, truck, van or bus accident
• Single vehicle accidents such as SUV or 15-passenger van rollovers
• Pedestrian accidents such as a hit and run
• Defective products such as ineffective airbags or seatbelts, prescription drugs with unpublicized side-effects, or hazardous children's toys
• Child injury and child abuse such as negligence
• Birth injuries such as trauma during labor or cerebral palsy

We Serve Clients Across the State of Massachusetts
The firm's headquarters are in Andover, MA and serves the following cities in Massachusetts: Boston, Danvers, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, Middleton, Reading, and Salem, MA and Salem, New Hampshire.