Ikea has reached a settlement with a California couple whose child died after one of the furniture company’s dressers crushed and killed the 2-year-old.
“We miss him so much,” the Dudeks, who are from Buena Park, California, said in a statement to the outlet via their lawyer.
Alan M. Feldman
A spokesperson for Ikea added to theNYT, “While no settlement can alter the tragic events that brought us here, for the sake of the family and all involved, we’re grateful that this litigation has reached a resolution.”
“We remain committed to working proactively and collaboratively to address this very important home safety issue. Again, we offer our deepest condolences,” Ikea’s statement continued.
Ikea Malm dresser.Ikea
Ikea president Javier Quiñones agreed to meet with the advocacy group Parents Against Tip-Overs as part of the settlement, bothUSA Todayand theNYTreported.
“If a 2-year-old can tip over a three-drawer dresser, you know there’s something wrong with that dresser,” the Dudek’s lawyer, Alan M. Feldman, told theNYT. “There’s millions and millions of them in American homes.”
It’s not the first time one of Ikea’s dressers has crushed a child to death, but little Jozef was the first child to die after Ikea announced a recall of millions dressers in 2016,USA Todayreported.
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The recall came after six children were killed and 36 others were injured, PEOPLE previously reported.
The Dudeks did not become aware of the recall until it was tragically too late.
The Dudeks’ lawyer and Ikea did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
