Child Toy Injury Attorney

No parent should have to worry that the toys their children play with could cause serious harm. Yet every year, over 200,000 children in the United States are treated in emergency rooms for toy-related injuries. When defective toys, teething products, and children's gear cause injury, our attorneys hold manufacturers accountable.

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Protecting Children from Dangerous Products

Children are uniquely vulnerable to product hazards. They're smaller, their bodies are still developing, and they interact with products in ways adults might not anticipate. Federal law, including the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), sets strict safety standards for children's products — but manufacturers don't always comply.

Our child toy injury attorneys are passionate about protecting the youngest and most vulnerable consumers. We've handled cases involving:

Choking hazards — Small parts that detach from toys or products, posing fatal choking risks to toddlers and infants
Toxic materials — Lead paint, phthalates, BPA, and other harmful chemicals in toys, teething products, and children's jewelry
Strangulation risks — Cords, strings, and design features on blinds, clothing, and crib accessories
Burn & fire hazards — Overheating electronic toys, flammable materials, and defective battery compartments
Sharp edges & breakage — Toys that shatter into sharp pieces or have inadequately guarded edges
Defective teething products — Teething rings, gels, and accessories that cause choking, chemical exposure, or other injuries

Protecting children from defective toys and products

Common Cases

Types of Child Product Injury Cases

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Defective Toys

Magnetic toys, building sets with small parts, battery-powered toys, and imported products that fail to meet U.S. safety standards cause thousands of injuries annually.

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Teething Products

Teething necklaces, rings, and gels that pose choking, strangulation, and toxic exposure risks. Our teething product injury attorneys protect families from these dangerous products.

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Cribs & Sleep Products

Defective cribs, bassinets, inclined sleepers, and sleep positioners that have been linked to infant suffocation and SIDS. Several products have been recalled after causing deaths.

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Car Seats & Strollers

Car seats with defective latches, strollers with folding mechanisms that amputate fingers, and highchairs with unstable designs that cause falls and injuries.

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Art & Craft Supplies

Non-toxic labels that prove false, paints and markers containing harmful chemicals, and craft kits with choking-hazard components marketed to young children.

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Pool & Outdoor Equipment

Defective pool toys, trampolines, swing sets, and outdoor play equipment that cause drowning risks, falls, entrapment, and crush injuries.

What Parents Should Do After a Child Product Injury

If your child has been injured by a product, taking the right steps can protect both their health and your legal rights:

Seek immediate medical attention — Your child's health is the top priority. Document all treatments and keep all medical records.
Preserve the product — Do not throw away, repair, or alter the defective product. Keep it exactly as it was when the injury occurred, along with all packaging and instructions.
Document everything — Photograph the product, the injury, the scene, and any packaging or labeling. Write down exactly what happened while details are fresh.
Report the incident — File a report with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) at SaferProducts.gov. This creates an official record and may alert other families to the danger.
Contact a child toy injury attorney — An experienced attorney can evaluate your case, preserve critical evidence, and protect your child's right to compensation.

👶 Children's Cases Have Special Considerations

In most states, the statute of limitations for children's injury claims is tolled (paused) until the child reaches the age of majority. This means you may have additional time to file, but it's still best to act quickly while evidence is available and witnesses' memories are fresh.

FAQ

Child Product Injury Questions

Yes. If a toy or children's product is defective and causes injury, the manufacturer, importer, distributor, and retailer can all potentially be held liable. Children's products are held to especially high safety standards under federal law, and manufacturers who fail to meet these standards can face significant legal consequences.

Compensation may include medical expenses, future medical care, pain and suffering, emotional distress (both the child's and parents'), and in severe cases, long-term care costs and punitive damages. If a parent missed work to care for an injured child, those lost wages may also be recoverable.

Not necessarily, but historically many toy recalls have involved imported products that failed to meet U.S. safety standards. The CPSC requires all children's products sold in the U.S. to be tested by an accredited third-party lab, but enforcement gaps exist, particularly with online marketplace sellers.