Millions of unstable dressers, chests, TVs and other furniture have been recalled because they can tip over and injure or kill children. IKEA has paid nearly $100 million in settlements to victims.
What You Can Do & How We Can Help
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Dresser Tip-Over induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been injured, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Defective Drug Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
UPDATE: Millions of Anti-Tip Kits Recalled for Injury Hazard
In January 2024, Alliance4Safety recalled millions of anti-tip kits that were sold by 31 furniture manufacturers since November 2019 because they can break and fail to prevent furniture from tipping over, which poses a risk of severe injury or death. Click here to read more.
Furniture Tip-Overs Linked to 581 Deaths Since 2000
In February 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said “the need for TV and furniture tip-over prevention remains strong” after investigators linked furniture tip-overs to 581 deaths since 2000, of which 472 deaths were children under 18 years old.
The CPSC estimated that 22,500 Americans suffered tip-over injuries that required treatment in a hospital emergency-room. The report also found that:
- 71% of all child deaths involved a TV
- 62% of deaths in all age groups involved a TV
- 55% of deaths involved people being crushed
- Head injuries accounted for 66% of deaths
Furniture Tip-Over Recalls
Here are a few recent recalls for furniture due to tip-over hazards:
- February 2023 — Aderes Bookcases – sold at HomeGoods and HomeGoods/Marshalls or T.J. Maxx – 2 reports of unstable bookcases nearly tipping
- July 2022 — Costco / Cayden Gentleman’s 9-drawer chests – (1 report of a tip-over incident involving a 10-year-old child)
- February 2022 — Rooms 2 Go – River Street Five-Drawer Chests made by BFG North Carolina
- October 2021 — Magnussen Home Nova Series 5-Drawer Chests (1 report of a chest tipping over, resulting in a minor bruise to a child)
- July 2021 — Bel Furniture Barrington 5-Drawer Chests from Mollai Collection (1 child injured in tip-over accident)
- July 2021 — Rooms to Go: Creekside Kids Five-Drawer Chests (made by Canyon Furniture)
- January 2021 — CB2 Junction Tall Chests and Low Drawers (10 tip-over incidents, no injuries reported)
- January 2021 — Noble House Home Furnishings (Luna Acacia Wood Four Drawer Chest, Glendora Brown Mahogany Wood Four Drawer Storage Dresser, Paulus Mid-Century Modern Cabinet, Gladys Mid-Century Modern Cabinet, Pavona Mid-Century Modern Cabinet, Penrod Mid-Century Modern Cabinet, Mavis Mid-Century Modern Cabinet)
- December 2020 — Homfa Cabinets (HPB-087 and HPB-106)
- November 2020 — Walker Edison Chest of Drawers, and Spencer 4-Drawer Chests
- August 2020 — Essential Home Belmont 2.0 Four-Drawer Dresser (Kmart)
- June 2020 — Modus Brighton, Travis and Bevelle dressers
- May 2020 — Herman Miller and Design Within Reach — Nelson and Lauki Dressers and Cabinets
- May 2020 — Hodedah HI4DR 4-drawer chests
- May 2020 — Prepac 4-drawer chests
- April 2020 — Joybird “Blythe” Dressers
- March 2020 — Homestar Finch 3-Drawer Dressers
- March 2020 — IKEA Kullen 3-Drawer Chests (820,000 chests recalled after 6 tip-over incidents, including 2 minor injuries)
- February 2020 — Safavieh Aura and Silas 3-Drawer Chests
- February 2020 — Home Depot Home Decorators Collection Print Block 4-Drawer Whitewash Chest
- January 2020 — Hodedah HI4DR four-drawer dresser
- December 2019 — Chadwick and Bailey five-drawer dressers sold at Bob’s Discount Furniture
- October 2019 — Ridgewood Belmont 4-drawer dressers sold at Kmart and Sears
- June 2016 — IKEA MALM dressers
- September 2014 — JVC 42″ Flat-Screen TVs
- And more
Furniture Tip-Over Accidents Kill 1 Child Every 2 Weeks
Over 459 children have died in furniture tip-over accidents in the U.S. since 2000. Every 2 weeks, one child in the U.S. dies when a piece of furniture, dresser, bookshelf, TV, or appliance falls on them, and a child is injured every 20 minutes, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
How To Anchor It
These tragedies can be prevented by bolting furniture to the wall. Parents can install anti-tip devices, also known as anchoring kits or straps, which cost as little as $5 and take only a few minutes to install.
Please visit www.AnchotIt.gov to learn more about how to secure furniture and TVs to protect children from tip-over accidents.
What is the Risk?
Young children — especially toddlers — love to pull out drawers and use them to climb up dressers and chests to reach things up above.
Unfortunately, this can result in tragic deadly accidents when the dresser tips over and crushes the child underneath. TVs and other heavy objects can also fall onto the child and cause injury or death.
If the child is not instantly killed, they can also suffocate to death within minutes if they are trapped underneath heavy furniture or a TV.
Here is a video to show exactly how these accidents typically occur:
IKEA Tip-Over Recalls
In June 2016, IKEA recalled around 17.3 million dressers and chests after at least 8 children died in tip-over accidents, and more than 100 others were seriously injured.
IKEA Pays $50 Million Settlement in Tip-Over Lawsuit
In January 2020, IKEA agreed to pay a $46 million settlement to the family of Jozef Dudek, a 2 year-old boy who was crushed to death under a recalled IKEA Malm dresser at his home in California in 2017. The family was never notified of the recall, despite being an “Ikea Family” member at the store.
In December 2016, IKEA paid a $50 million settlement to the families of 3 toddler boys who died under a recalled MALM dresser that tipped over.
Do I have a Dresser Tip-Over Lawsuit?
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Dresser Tip-Over induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been injured, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Defective Drug Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
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