N.J. Wins Suit Over Sale Of Dangerous Yo-Yo Toys
A judge has ordered an Indiana company to pay New Jersey more than $67,000 for selling toys that were banned as dangerous. The toys, called yo-yo waterballs, feature a rubber ball filled with liquid attached to a rubber cord. Sydney Blacker, a 5-year-old Scotch Plains girl, was injured in June 2008 when the cord wrapped around her neck. New Jersey banned sales of the toys in April 2008. The state Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday that the one that injured the girl had been sold after the ban took effect.
Superior Court Judge John Malone ordered Indiana Novelty International, which does business as Kipp Brothers, to pay a $54,300 fine and reimburse the state’s investigative costs.
An after-hours message left at the company’s Carmel, Ind., headquarters was not immediately returned. AP
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I wonder what I could do about my Kup shtimmer….it seems to be YO-YO-ing up and down!!!(Yom Tov is just around the corner)
My diet seems to be yoyoing!!!