Faulty Toys

The safety regulations and restrictions surrounding the manufacture of toys is stricter than any other consumer product on the market today. The main reason behind this is because if anything goes wrong with a toy it is a child who will suffer as a result of it. However every year sadly thousands of people are left with personal injury as a result of faulty toys and the vast majority are children.

The toys that are produced today are getting more and more technologically advanced, meaning they have the potential to cause even more personal injury if things go wrong with them.

Toys have to be manufactured to endure a child’s demand of the toy; if a child throws the toy it has to be manufactured so that little pieces do not break off with only the slightest amount of force being applied. The same thinking has to be in place when it comes to toys having sharp edges, if there is need to include a point on a toy is needs to be constructed so that this point will not cause harm to your child.

Electrical items are another form of children’s toys where safety has to be at its highest. If your child is playing with a toy that requires electrical input then it needs to be ensured that the toy will not cause your child to suffer electric shocks or electric burns if a fault was to happen.

A prime example of a faulty toy case can be seen with what has been happening recently concerning the giant toy maker Mattel who, within a month, recalled millions of products, including Barbie dolls and toy trains. Many of these toys were re-called after it was found that they were decorated with paint containing too much lead.

If you are sold a toy that has a fault and in effect causes personal injury, you could be entitled to compensation. If you or your child is suffering injury as the result of someone else’s negligence due to a fault within a toy or have done in the last three years then get in touch withAccident Consultant today.

The personal injury that you could be left with after an accident due to a fault within a toy could range from mild laceration or fractured/broken bones through to limb disorders, asphyxiation or even head trauma. Whatever the injury, mild or serious, if your child suffers as a result of it then get in touch withAccident Consultant who will fight to get you the compensation that you deserve. We work on a no win no fee basis, meaning in a successful compensation claim you keep all of the money that you are awarded and your solicitor fees are paid by the losing party’s insurance company.

If you would like more information about claiming after an accident involving a faulty toy then visit our main siteAccident Consultant

Alternatively if you would like to get a claim underway then call us today on 08081 68 69 70 or fill in our online claim form found to the right of this page and one of our advisors will get back to you.