Manufacturer Maclaren compensates injured children
The case of the defective pushchairs, one that we reported on in the Camps Maclaren pushchair compensation blog last year, has reached a conclusion after the manufacturer, Maclaren agreed to pay personal injury compensation to over 40 children.  Their families have alleged that these youngsters suffered serious injuries after trapping their fingers in the hinges of Maclaren’s folding pushchairs.  This victory for victims in the… read more

Retailers admit liability for chemical burns to thousands of customers
Victims of the so-called “Toxic Sofa” injury scandal are in line to receive payouts of between £1,200 and £9,000 for their injuries after a number of furniture retailers accepted liability for selling the Chinese-made sofas, which contained harmful chemicals.  The total value of the compensation package could reach £20 million, to be split between an estimated 2,000 people who have… read more

High court ruling says technicality makes insurance policy void

In a decision that will no doubt be greeted by anger and disappointment by those affected, a high court in London has ruled that the victims of so-called “Toxic Sofas” will not receive any compensation for their injuries. The ruling comes as a blow to 300 people who brought compensation claims after suffering burns, rashes and allergic reactions to chemicals in… read more

Financial costs are high, but the cost of injury could be greater still
The average person in the UK will lose £4,950 on faulty goods they have bought, but have not bothered to take back, according to the Department of Business Innovation and Skills.  48% of respondents said they had at least one faulty item at home that they had not returned for a refund or an exchange, with a… read more

Herbalist given suspended sentence after selling cancer-causing pills
A medicinal herbalist has been given a 2 year suspended sentence after selling pills that left one of her customers with kidney failure and cancer.  The supposedly safe pills she had sold were analysed and found to contain the cancer-causing chemical aristolochic acid.  The case has raised concerns about the potential risks of alternative medicines, and their potential to cause severe injuries… read more

Parents of children injured by defective pushchairs are suing the manufacturer
15 British families are suing the maker of the pushchairs, Maclaren, after their children lost their fingertips in pushchair hinges.  The British claims come after one million pushchairs featuring the same design of hinge were withdrawn from the USA.  The majority of injuries are reported to have involved children who have injured their fingers in these defective hinges.  In… read more

A slightly more unusual story in the press recently was that of the “toxic sofas” – leather upholstered furniture made in China using dangerous chemicals that left thousands of people in the UK with serious chemical burns.  Now a court case expected to cost retailers several millions of pounds is reaching its conclusion.  Big names such as Argos, Walmsleys and Land of Leather are implicated in the case, along with… read more