Lawsuits & Judgments

A lawsuit was filed against the California toy manufacturer for distributing more than one million toys that contained lead based paint. The suit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by Philadelphia firm of Woloshin & Killino.

The suit does not seek any damages, at this time, but instead is asking Mattel to set up a fund to pay for the blood tests and monitoring of children who have been exposed to the tainted toys. The lawyers have estimated that teach test would cost about $50 per child.

The firm is also seeking to verify the safety of toys. A quote from attorney Jeffrey Killino on the website of CBS’ Philadelphia affiliate explains:

“We’re going a step further right now at laboratories in Ivy League universities throughout the country and we are having toys tested. We are suspicious,” said Killino. Explaining that consumers don’t have the ability to test their own toys at home.

Mattel is the latest company to be caught in the massive quality control and corruption scandals originating in China based manufacturing operations. This lawsuit is probably just one of many that will arise as a result.