Bumbo Baby Seats Still Causing Injuries in Children

Children are still being injured from the Bumbo Baby Seat even after a 2007 recall.

Over 300 injuries have been reported according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission this year alone.

The Bumbo Seat is a molded plastic seat which is used to help babies sit up on their own before they’re able to do so.  The company has sold nearly 4 million in the United States, but its safety record is uncertain.

The product was recalled in 2007 after 28 injuries – including many skull fractures.  The company then included warning labels on the product saying it shouldn’t be used on elevated surfaces.

But litigations this year say there have been more injuries to children.

Many are accusing Toys R Us retailers of knowingly selling a product that has caused injuries. One of the buyers at Toys R Us is quoted in the litigation as saying that she had never seen an infant product like that without a safety restraint, such as a seat belt.  She went on to say that after learning about the severity of the injuries from the Bumbo seat, she didn't think it was safe.

Bumbo has released a statement saying that they stand by their product and believe it is safe when used correctly.  "The Bumbo baby seat is a safe product for infants when it is used as intended: on the floor and never on an elevated surface," the statement says. "Children should always been closely supervised when they are in the Bumbo seat." The company also says it is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to educate parents on the correct use of the seat.

The only Bumbo Seat competitor, bØbØPOD, added a seatbelt after the Bumbo recall.

An attorney in one of the litigations alleges in the Bumbo lawsuit that safer alternative design existed. They are arguing that Bumbo could have made the Bumbo seat wider at the base, raised the side and back of the seat, installed a safety harness or seatbelt, anything to prevent a child from falling out of the seat.

If your child has been injured while in a Bumbo or another baby product, contact a defective products liability attorney at the Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys immediately. You may be eligible for compensation, but there is a time limit.

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