An Illinois man recently filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against Toys R Us and Summer Infant, Inc., the manufacturer of a baby monitor that the plaintiff purchased at Toys R Us.
The plaintiff alleges that he purchased the Summer Day and Night Video Baby Monitor because a Toys R Us sales representative told him that it was more secure than other less expensive baby monitors. The plaintiff’s neighbors also purchased a Summer Day and Night Video Monitor. The neighbors were able to clearly see and hear everything that was happening in the plaintiff’s baby’s room on their own monitor in their own home. The plaintiff states that his wife often breastfed the baby in that room. It is also reasonable to presume that private conversations that were not meant for the neighbors to hear could have occurred in that room.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the plaintiff’s complaint states that Toys R Us and Summer Infant, Inc. knew of this problem and failed to provide adequate warnings that the monitors exposed families to “the prying eyes and perhaps ill intentions of neighbors and strangers.”
Product manufacturers and retailers have a legal responsibility to provide adequate warnings to consumers. If you have been harmed by a product that did not contain an adequate warning then you should contact an experienced Illinois products liability attorney for a free consultation and to discuss your legal rights.
