Crib Bumper Lawsuit

Congress banned the sale of crib bumper pads after more than 100 babies suffocated to death, numerous product recalls, and multiple class action lawsuits were filed by angry parents.

What You Can Do & How We Can Help

The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting crib bumper induced injury cases in all 50 states. If your baby was injured, suffocated or died from a crib bumper pad, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Product Liability Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.

Congress Passes Law Banning Crib Bumpers Due to Deadly Suffocation Hazards

In May 2022, Congress passed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021, a law that will ban all padded crib bumpers and inclined sleepers because pose a deadly risk of suffocation for babies.

What Are Crib Bumpers?

Crib bumpers (or “bumper pads”) are padded fabric that go around the interior edges of a crib. They are designed to prevent a baby from being injured on the slats of a crib, or getting their arms or legs stuck between the slats.

What is the Problem?

Crib bumpers are not safe for babies because they pose deadly suffocation, strangulation, and choking hazards:

Suffocation: Babies can suffocate if their face is pressed against the bumper, or if they get wedged between the bumper and the crib, or the mattress.
Strangulation many crib bumpers have been recalled because babies can strangle to death on the strings that are used to attach the bumpers to the crib.
Choking: Babies can also choke to death on the strings that attach the bumper to the crib.

Crib Bumper Dangers: Safety Alert

Safety Officials Proposed Banning Crib Bumpers

The crib bumper ban was originally proposed by U.S. safety officials back in March 2020. According to the safety announcement:

“Without sufficient airflow, infants can suffocate when they roll against the crib bumper and become wedged between bumper and mattress, or when the pillow-like surface of the bumper completely obstructs their mouth and nose.”

Source: CPSC Advances Rulemaking on Crib Bumpers to Protect Infants; Proposed Rule Would Remove Padded, Pillow-like Bumpers from the Market

Crib Bumpers Linked to 107 Baby Deaths

Between 1990 and 2016, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported 107 fatal and 282 non-fatal incidents involving bumper pads. After the report was published, CPSC commissioner called bumper pads “deadly clutter” in cribs.

Crib Bumper Class Action Lawsuits

A growing number of crib bumper lawsuits have been filed by angry parents who accuse manufacturers of selling dangerous products.

For example, a crib bumper class action was filed in 2012 by Yaritza Vizcarra, a woman who bought Carter’s crib bumpers from Walmart under the false belief that the product was safe for sleep.

In March 2020, another crib bumper class action was filed in Oklahoma. The lawsuit alleges that Pottery Barn and parent company Williams-Sonoma “ignore documented safety concerns” and continue to sell baby crib bumpers despite numerous reports of injuries and deaths.

12,000 Crib Bumpers Recalled After Child Found With Stitching Wrapped Around Neck

In May 2013, Pottery Barn Kids recalled about 12,000 Sweet Lambie Crib Bumpers because the thread in the decorative stitching on the bumper can loosen, posing an entanglement hazard to infants. There were 2 reports of the decorative stitching coming loose and entangling children, including reports of the thread wrapping around a child’s neck. No serious injuries were reported.

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