First there were two recalls concerning bike products, and now a second recall about a chair in one day?
Sad but true. A Boca Raton, Florida-based company known as Swinton Avenue Trading has announced a recall of their Office Depot Brand Biella Leather Desk Chairs. Swinton Avenue was responsible for importing the item, but it was a Chinese company known as Wonderful Year Inc. that actually manufactured it.
The issue has to do with a weld that keeps the seat plate connected to the gas lift. This component can fail, and if that happens, the chair will detach from the base and is liable to fall while the users sits atop it. Already, Office Depot has received 11 reports of just such a fall, with a few people needing medical treatment for abrasions.
A whopping 307,000 units are affected by this recall in the United States, with an additional 12,000 in Canada. The recalled items have an SKU of 130458. They were available at Office Depots across the country as well as their online store between January 2002 and December 2008. They retailed for $55.
Office Depot is offering affected consumers a $55 gift card. People are advised to stop using the chairs at once.
As a Ventura personal injury lawyer, I don’t think consumers should have to stand for a broken seat. We deserve higher quality products, and I’m sad to see mundane items endanger our safety. I hope as a Long Beach personal injury attorney that consumers don’t take this sitting down.
With the staggering number of recalls that get issued on a regular basis, it can seem like nowhere is safe from a potentially defective product. And as you’re about to see, the very chair you’re sitting on right now could pose a threat.
Williams-Sonoma’s West Elm division has announced a recall of a series of folding chairs imported by the San Francisco-based company. Produced in Malaysia, the chairs are wooden and come in red, white, and chocolate. Just over two and a half feet tall, the chairs have a sticker that says “West Elm” on the bottom.
10,000 chairs in the United States are affected by this recall, with an additional 100 defective units in Canada. The issue at hand is that the chair can potentially collapse while a person is sitting on it, causing them to crash to the ground. 14 reports have surfaced of this very thing happening, with two people suffering minor injuries that did not demand medical assistance.
The items were available in the West Elm catalogue, website, and in stores across the country. They retailed from $20 to $40 and were on sale from September of last year to this past January. Owners can contact the company to receive refund instructions.
As a San Jose personal injury lawyer, I’m saddened to have to report yet another recall from a company based out of my neighboring city of San Francisco. Manufacturers need to maintain safety measures with even mundane objects. That way they won’t have to cross the path of a personal injury attorney in Bakersfield or any other city.
Recliners manufactured by Big Lots have been recalled due to an entrapment hazard to young children, according to recent news sources.
About 375,000 products are subject to recall. The products are called Microfiber Glider Recliners with Ottomans and Leather Glider Recliners with Ottomans.
When the chair is moved, a gap between the frame and the rest of the chair is exposed. The gap is large enough that a child could become entrapped in it. The moving parts of the chairs also pose finger pinching and crushing hazards to all consumers.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received two complaints in which young children were found caught in the chair. No one has been permanently injured.
Both chairs are on a base that swivels. The chairs are light brown or green microfiber, or imitation leather in a dark brown color.
The chairs retailed at Big Lots stores across the nation from January 2005 to December 2009. They were purchased for about $170.
Big Lots will provide a free repair kit in order to remedy the issue.
As a Los Angeles personal injury lawyer, consumer safety and keeping people informed of potential dangers of hazardous products is a big priority for me. I would like you to know that our product liability lawyers are here to help you and your loved ones if anything ever does happen because of an unsafe product. Do not hesitate to call us right away if any other consumer product has caused you pain and suffering. Please come back to our blog regularly so that you are informed about new dangerous consumer products.
