Posted On: August 26, 2007, 7:56 am CDT

Posted By: wudchuck

the key to all this, is the amount that the kid ingested from the actual toy. they need to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt. if we need to prove negligence, what about the negligence of a parent allow a child to lick an item? or wall? again, where is the responsible individual/parent? if that parent's role is always diffusing responsibility to get money, then we will always see frivilous lawsuits. now, mattel did right - by recalling the products. it would be nice that products be made in america, but americans are just too fussy about $$$$. why do you think it is cheaper for labor, shipping and selling to the consumer for more money?

$$$ money $$$

is this not the sole driving commodity? is that why the lawyer quickly ran to pa? and how did he connect with the california couple?

money for the company trying to save $$ to make a good profit. money for the lawyer whom is helping the couple sue, again, for a huge sum. money for the couple, just because they might have a lead paint problem with their child, again, lawyer will get most of that money. so if it is all about money? why are we so hasty? why are we so anxious to think that because others have it, we have to go after it, even when we might be wrong. i wud think that mattel has a legal team assessing the situation. because they deal with children's toys for so long, they will do the right thing. but if you noticed, toys made in china is not the only thing wrong in china. read about the air pollution and what they plan to do about it just prior to the olympics. i think we need to point the finger at someone other than big business.