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Popular Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Contains Highly Toxic Lead Paint!

A Chicago parent recently filed a proposed class-action personal injury lawsuit against "Thomas the Train" manufacturer RC2 for children's toys featuring red and yellow surface paint containing lead. Plaintiff Channing House claimed in her personal injury lawsuit that she is worried about the possible effects on her children from the defective toys, which include the popular Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway, as lead is highly toxic when ingested. The suit states that children often put toys in their mouth and then claims that children under six will absorb about 50 percent of the lead they ingest, with IQ deficits, behavioral problems, learning disabilities, stunted growth and impaired hearing just some of the possible side effects from ingestion.

On June 14th, the Consumer Product Commission ordered a voluntary recall of the toys. However, House has claimed that RC2 has not properly responded to this potentially serious health hazard. The company has agreed to exchange the dangerous toys with new and safer ones but will not be offering a reimbursement program. RC2 markets its kids products under popular brands like Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, John Deere, Nickelodeon, Winnie the Pooh and Sesame Street.

With that said, the Chicago Sun-Times reported on Wednesday night that two more lawsuits have been filed against RC2 concerning these toys. Also aspiring for class-action status, these lawsuits are seeking more than $5 million in damages combined.

i am furious to hear this person is saying she represents our family whom has has thomas given to us for gift from 2003-2006. she is sueing for all of us? more like she is sueing for herself, off of our anxieties and dr appointments and led testing to be done... shes not paying for our doctor bills or if our children do test positive... how does one person sue for the rest of the world, unless they pay for the rest of the worlds bills.