How did the sofa burn cases start?
The Sofa Burn Compensation claim made headlines in 2008 when over 5000 households claimed compensation from a consumer goods company that had sold ‘toxic’ sofas which caused a rash or skin burns to those who sat on the sofas. It was the biggest group litigation order against a consumer durables company to be held in the UK. The history is thus: these leather sofas, imported from China had been sprayed with a mould-resistant formula which had not been tested dermatologically. Since the manufacturers and the importers were considered responsible for over-looking this necessary detail, they were held liable for the injury caused due to it.
The point we are trying to make here is that sofa burn compensation is real. Sofa burn can be caused by the material of the sofa itself, or by any of the chemicals used in its manufacture. Manufacturers are expected to adhere to basic safety standards for their materials and ensure that what they use is proven to cause minimal damage to those who will use their products. When they don’t do this, victims are entitled to file compensation claims, like the sofa burn compensation claims. Although you may not have suffered in this particular sofa burn compensation case, if you have ever suffered skin allergies due to your furniture, you could claim compensation if you were not informed of the possibility of such an allergy occurring.
If you are one of those families affected in the sofa burn compensation case in 2008, you have the legal right to claim compensation for the price you paid for the sofa, and all other expenses related to the personal injuries and allergies you had to suffer. All you need to do is fill up a simple form on our website detailing the specifics of your case, and we will put you in contact with one of our specialist injury lawyers who’ve been dealing many such sofa burn compensation cases over the last year.
