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In response to that allegation, Rose Art spokesperson Jennifer Zerczy told Playthings “it would not be appropriate for us to comment on anything Mr. Osborn contends that “Rose Art was not only aware of the danger, but distributed a defective product to millions of families worldwide and neglected to warn them about potential fatal risks.” “Warnings by the medical community of this danger have been available for years,” he said. Sim Osborn, attorney for all three families, noted that Magnetix packaging mentions a choking hazard for children under 3, but points out it does not address the potentially fatal hazard of swallowing magnets. The families are hoping that the company will be forced to stop selling the product in its current form and are seeking damages for medical expenses and injuries. Each of the toddlers experienced flu-like symptoms and stomach pains and had to have surgery to remove the magnetic pieces that bonded in their intestines.īoth of the new suits allege Magnetix’s design and assembly is defective and that the company should have warned parents about the hazards of swallowing magnets. Two additional suits are being brought by the families of two toddlers for injuries that the children suffered after swallowing magnetic pieces from Magnetix sets.

The magnets are said to have twisted his small intestine and created a blockage that proved fatal while doctors puzzled over what was wrong, according to media reports.

There were no injuries or incident reports involving the toys in Canada.On March 15, the family of 22-month-old Kenny Sweet filed suit against Rose Art alleging the boy died from ingesting magnets from the company’s Magnetix building sets. The company recalled 3.8 million toys in March 2006 after receiving 34 incident reports, including the death of 22-month-old Kenny Sweet of Redmond, Wash.Īn autopsy showed that the magnets twisted the toddler's small intestine and led to blood poisoning. A lawyer representing the plaintiffs said the families of the children were satisfied with the agreement. Terms of the settlement, which include no admission of liability, were not disclosed. In October 2006, Mega Brands, formerly known as Mega Bloks, paid $13.5 million US in a settlement of a number of lawsuits that charged the company's toys caused serious internal injuries and the death of a toddler. The company says it sold approximately $7 million US worth of the toys in 2007. The design of the product lines affected by this recall predates the redesign of the Magnetix building system by Mega Brands in 2006.

#Magnetix toys free#

The company, which sells the toys worldwide, is urging consumers to stop using the recalled toys and return them to Mega Brands for a free replacement toy.

There have been 44 reports in the United States of magnets coming loose from these toys, including one report of a three-year-old boy receiving medical treatment to remove a magnet from his nose and one report of an 18-month old found with a single magnet in his mouth, which he didn't swallow. Magnets in small flexible parts of the toys can detach and if more than one magnet is swallowed, they can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal. Pre-School Magnetic toys on Monday because of the risk of children swallowing magnets. Montreal-based Mega Brands recalled MagnaMan Action Figures and Magtastik and Magnetix Jr.