Lawsuit: Car Seat Companies Put Children at Risk With Unsafe Marketing Practices

Lawsuit: Car Seat Companies Put Children at Risk With Unsafe Marketing Practices

Booster Seat Marketing Contradicts Recommendations of Leading Safety Groups Including the American Academy of Pediatrics and NHTSA

Five Year-old Jacksonville Girl Sustained Permanent Spinal Injury

NEW YORK – A Florida judge will hold a hearing on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 9:00am in a lawsuit against Evenflo, a leading manufacturer of children’s’ car seats.

The lawsuit alleges that Evenflo routinely markets booster seats for children that are not yet big enough to use them, ignoring the safety recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The case revolves around a 5 year-old girl permanently injured because her booster seat could not adequately protect her.

WHAT: Court hearing in lawsuit over safety of child car seats

WHERE: Duval County Circuit Court

501 West Adams Street, Room 7013, 7^TH Floor

Jacksonville, Florida

WHEN: 9:00AM on Tuesday, September 20^th, 2016

For more information, please contact Leah Conklin: [email protected]

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