posted by on Jan 16
Mattel sold toys with dangerous levels of lead in them, and the public experienced scary recalls and worries about child health in 2007. Now, there is a Mattel toys lawsuit where claimants can recoup cost of the dangerous toys.
Mattel toys and some Fisher Price toys were on the market and being sold to US consumers in 2007 when it was discovered that popular items such as Barbie accessories and Dora the Explorer toys contained dangerous amouns of lead paint.
There were massive recalls that year, followed by 22 class action lawsuits against Mattel and Fisher Price for the toys, which were made in China. Now, almost three years later, the Mattel toys lawsuit continues, with consumers claiming reimbursement for toys the purchased previously.
Just this past October 2009, Mattel settled in a consumer lawsuit that could come to over $50 million. Consumers can get reimbursed at or a $10, whichever is greater. They can also recover costs of lead paint testing kits.
Toys in the Mattel toys lawsuit include Sesame Street, Polly Pocket, Batman, Sarge cars. They will also have to create a quality assurance program to ensure this doesn’t happen again in the future. Exposure to lead can cause brain damage in children. Over two million Mattel toys were recalled in 2007.