March 11, 2025
A federal product liability lawsuit against Target and the maker of a recalled infant cushion, blaming the product for the death of a 4-month-old in Connecticut, has been settled, according to a Tuesday order.
November 18, 2024
A Connecticut man has dropped his claims against Target Corp. and the maker of a recalled infant cushion over the death of his baby daughter, but the girl's mother and estate administrator will continue pursuing the federal product liability lawsuit, court records showed Monday.
November 14, 2024
The father of the victim at the center of a product liability lawsuit against Target Corp. and a baby lounger manufacturer has stopped communicating with counsel and apparently wants nothing more to do with the case, his attorneys told a Connecticut federal judge in seeking to drop him as a client.
September 20, 2024
A Connecticut law firm will not be sanctioned for filing an allegedly fabricated product liability lawsuit against Target Corp. and the maker of an infant lounger over the death of a baby, whose death the companies say was actually caused by homicide, a Connecticut federal judge decided the same day that he trimmed most of the complaint's claims.
April 02, 2024
A Connecticut firm is defending its investigation leading up to a product liability lawsuit against two companies it claims produced and sold an infant lounger linked to a number of baby deaths, asking a Connecticut federal court to quash motions for Rule 11 sanctions accusing it of pursuing frivolous claims.
February 22, 2024
A Connecticut federal judge is worried about the possible consequences of sanctioning parties who brought what one company called a "fabricated" product liability lawsuit blaming it and Target Corp. for a baby's death, expressing concern Thursday that any factual findings could interfere with the plaintiffs' right to a jury trial.
January 25, 2023
Target Corp. should not face loss of parental consortium claims in the death of a Connecticut infant who was found unresponsive in a baby lounger that had been sold in its stores and later recalled, the retail giant said in seeking to trim a federal lawsuit from the girl's family.