Multisport Helmet Product Recall Lawsuit

Name of Product: Multisport helmets

Hazard: Buckle on the helmet fails to meet current federal safety standards and poses a risk of head injury to users

Remedy: Refund

Recall Date: September 25, 2017

Recall Number: 17-232

Description: This is a recall of the Pro-Tec City Lite and Pro-Tec Street Lite adult multisport helmets. The helmets have chin straps that are secured by plastic buckles and were sold in sizes S, M, L, and XL. The same buckle was used for all size variants. The buckle has the markings, “ERGO-LOK” and the “UTX D-FLEX” logo. A label on the inside of the helmet reads, “Pro-Tec City Lite” or “Pro-Tec Street Lite.” The recalled helmets have a date code inside on the EPS liner in the format MM/DD/YYYY-090EO. There are two vent holes at the back end of the helmet. The left vent hole has either an LED light or a plastic insert. The City Lite helmet was sold in rubber black, and gloss white. While the Street Lite helmet was sold in rubber black, rubber red, and gloss white.

Incidents/Injuries: None yet reported

Sold At: McCully Bicycle & Sporting Goods, Quality Bicycle Products, Uncle Funky’s Boards, and other sports specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and ProtecB2C.com from February 2016 through January 2017 for about $80 for the City Lite Helmet, and about $60 for the Street Lite Helmet

Manufacturer: Pro-Tec, a division of Bravo Sports, of Santa Fe Springs, California

Manufactured in: China

Units Sold: About 4,000

How Normandie Law Firm Can Help
If you have purchased the Pro-Tec Multisport Helmet, we recommend that you send a report to receive a full refund of your purchase. We also recommend that you act immediately as your-Tec Multisport helmet can cause serious brain injury. If you or a loved one has already suffered damages as the result of this product then you may be eligible to file a product liability lawsuit and collect proper monetary compensation. If you file a claim with us you could find some, if not all, of these following expenses compensable:

• All of you medical and hospitalization costs
• All of your future medical care and treatment
• A loss of income and loss of future earnings due to long-term recovery or permanent disability due to the accident
• Compensable economic damages include loss of property or damaged property.
• Compensable non-economic damages include emotional distress, trauma, PTSD resulting from the accident, pain and suffering and anxiety.

Victims of this recall or recalls similar to this one can contact our law offices to learn more about how to receive compensation for their injuries. Our team of product liability attorneys is committed to ensuring that our clients receive proper representation for their claims.

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