Thousands of Otis elevators were recalled after the company paid multi-million dollar settlements to the parents of children who were crushed to death.
What You Can Do & How We Can Help
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Otis elevator induced injury cases in all 50 states. If your child or somebody you know has been injured or died in an elevator accident, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Product Liability Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
UPDATE: 5,000 Otis Elevators Recalled for Deadly Risk to Children
In December 2020, Otis Elevator Company recalled around 5,000 private residence elevators because children can get trapped between the doors and suffer serious injuries or deaths when the elevator moves up or down.
Recalled Elevators Caused “Crushed Spine And Abdomen,” Other Injuries
Otis reported “at least four incidents” of an Otis or CemcoLift private residence elevator that resulted in a crushed spine and abdomen, fractured hip, broken arm and feet, and bruising to the face and chest.
What is the Problem?
Children can get trapped in the space between the exterior landing (hoistway) door and the interior elevator car’s accordion-style door or gate. The exterior door locks the child in the space between the doors, and when the elevator moves to another floor, the child is at risk of being crushed or pinned by the elevator car.
Was Your Elevator Recalled?
This recall involves Otis private residence elevators that were purchased before 2012, and CemcoLift private residence elevators purchased from 1999 through 2012 for use in consumers’ homes.
Otis is asking consumers to contact the company to schedule a free inspection and the installation of space guard, if necessary.
Otis Elevators Linked to 34 Child Deaths
Otis Elevator, the world’s largest elevator company, reported that its swing-door elevators have killed or injured 34 children — almost all in entrapment accidents — in New Jersey and New York from 1983 to 1993, according to court records unsealed as part of recent lawsuits.
Otis Pays $3 Million Settlement in Elevator Injury Lawsuit
In 2003, Otis paid a $3 million lawsuit settlement to the family of a boy who suffered severe head trauma in an elevator accident. The family was at an inn when their 8 year-old son Tucker was crushed to death between the exterior door and the elevator car.
Do I have an Otis Elevator Lawsuit?
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Otis elevator induced injury cases in all 50 states. If your child or somebody you know has been injured or died in an elevator accident, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Product Liability Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
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