Sorry this is so long, but my kids loved these things, just thought someone else might appreciate the info...guess I'll be getting rid of ours!
Magnetix Magnets - Lawsuit and Lawyer
Pritzker | Ruohonen is investigating reports of injury from Magnetix magnetic building sets. If your child has been injured by the steel balls in Rose Art’s Magnetix magnetic building sets, lawyer Fred Pritzker is available for a free consultation. He focuses on complex product liability lawsuits. He was recently lead attorney in a major food poisoning case involving victims from several states and negotiated a settlement of $6,425,000. He has also recently settled a product liability lawsuit involving an accident on a recalled vehicle that resulted in an amputated limb. The settlement in this product liability case was $3,750,000. In recognition of his achievements, other lawyers have selected him for inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Read about product liability lawsuits, which includes Magnetix lawsuits.
Below is the CPSC news release regarding the recall of Rose Art's Magnetix magnetic building sets. Pritzker | Ruohonen is reprinting it here as a public service. To contact Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free consultation, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail Fred Pritzker or fill out the firm's online-consultation form.
As of the date of this news release:
One child swallowed Magnetix magnets that twisted in his small intestine and created a blockage. The child died.
Three children had intestinal perforations that required surgery.
One child aspirated a Magnetix magnet and had to have it surgically removed.
CPSC News Release: Recall of Magnetix Magnetic Building Sets
March 31, 2006 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of about 3.8 million Rose Art Magnetix magnetic building sets. Tiny magnets inside the plastic building pieces and rods can fall out. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract to each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal.
The CPSC is aware of 34 incidents involving small magnets, including one death and four serious injuries. A 20-month-old boy died after he swallowed magnets that twisted his small intestine and created a blockage. Three children ages ranging from 3 to 8 had intestinal perforations that required surgery and hospitalization in intensive care. A 5-year-old child aspirated two magnets that were surgically removed from his lung.
The recall includes all Magnetix magnetic building sets including the X-treme Combo, Micro, and Extreme sets. The sets contain 20 to 200 plastic building pieces and 20 to 100 1/2-inch diameter steel balls. The building pieces are red, yellow, blue and green, and are shaped in 1 1/2-inch squares, 1-inch triangles and cylinder rods. Some plastic building pieces have “Magnetix” imprinted on them. “Rose Art” is imprinted on the packaging.
Rose Art’s Magnetix magnetic building sets were sold at Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us, Fred Meyer, Design Science Toys Ltd., A.C. Moore, and other toy and arts and crafts stores nationwide. Rose Art is offering consumers a free replacement; however, if your child has been injured by the Magnetix steel balls, you should contact an attorney immediately regardgin a Magnetix lawsuit. ↓
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