The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), along with Under Armour, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland, is recalling about 541,000 Defender Chin Straps on football helmets. The problem is that the chin strap can lacerate a player under his chin on his neck because the strap’s edges are sharp. That can also happen when the metal snap with teeth-like ridges hits another player.
So far, the CPSC has received six reports of injuries that led to stitches for the injured players. The chin straps were sold from January 2008 to September 2011 for about $20. They were made in China and imported by a company out of Redondo Beach, California.
A consumer has a few options. First, they should stop using the recalled product, and if they contact Under Armour and they will send a free replacement. Their toll free number is (888) 823-0343 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST. You can also visit the website: www.underarmour.com. There is a picture of the product in question on the CPSC website under the recall notice.
Product Liability
If a consumer is injured by a product that is defective in its manufacture, its design or fails to adequately warn the public about the safety hazards, that consumer may be able to file a product liability lawsuit to be compensated for the cost of their injuries. A defective product lawsuit sends a clear message to a manufacturer that it is not acceptable to put any consumer product that does harm into the marketplace.
A defective product lawsuit can help improve the safety of all products. If you have any further questions about defective products, we will be glad to answer them in a complimentary consultation if you call the product liability attorneys in Florida at Farah & Farah at (800) 533-3555.
Source: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12035.html?tab=recalls
