Beginning July 1, 2009, Minnesota state law requires that children age 7 and under be restrained in an appropriate, federally approved car seat or booster seat, unless the child is 4'9" or taller. Car seats must be installed and used according to manufacturer's instructions.
Minnesota law also requires that infants under one year of age and weighing less than 20 pounds must ride in a rear-facing car seat. The state of Minnesota suggests that compliance with car seat safety law is a minimum safety standard, and suggests that children remain in a booster seat to 80 pounds and remain in the back seat until age 13.
Car seats are designed to protect a child from injury in the event of a car accident. The countless injuries and recalls over the past few decades seem to be evidence to the contrary. There are seven major manufacturers of child seats. Over the course of the last 10 years, the seven major manufacturers - Graco, Century, Cosco (Dorel), Evenflo, Fisher-Price, Kolcraft and Britax have recalled more than 11 million child safety seats for defects such as:
Child Seat Clip Defects
Child Seat Buckle Defects
Detachable Child Seat Defects
Improper Padding on Child Seats
Despite repeated design defects, these recalls are the results of the same types of defects. Unfortunately this is an indication of the failure to implement common safety standards by these manufacturers. Champion Law Office we are committed to protecting children by holding these companies accountable for this negligence. Nate Bjerke is a former products safety defense attorney who is now committed to representing injured victims. Let him share the secrets he has learned over the years in holding these companies accountable. Contact Champion Law at 651 or visit our website
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