Sofa’s Cause skin irritations and leads to multiple cases before the Courts
Unusual as it may sound there have been a number of cases successfully taken by members of the public arising out of skin injuries from chemicals used in the manufacture of the furniture.
Some of these have been proven to contain a toxin known as Di-methyl Fumarate (DMF) which can cause severe skin irritation.
One of the Sofas to have been identified is known as the Pia/Bari range.
As a result of injuries caused distributors of the sofas have had to compensate claimants some who suffered severe skin reactions.
This issue came to public notice in the UK and as a result Solicitors in the UK have taken a class action to recover compensation for their clients.
Irish dermatologists appear to have identified this problem and are aware of the symptoms, in some cases unfortunate victims have not even owned the sofas and may have been visiting a neighbour or friends house only to develop a reaction normally a rash at a later stage.
Initial reports of the rash first appeared in the News of the World on 9th September 2007 and were investigated by the BBC’s Watchdog programme.
The programme reported that the Pia and Bari sofas may have caused the skin rash problems, which appear as severe redness, itching and in some cases blistering.
Several people have received hospital treatment for the skin rash from the ‘toxic sofas’ and some have developed dermatitis, which is a severe inflammation of the skin similar to eczema.
The main distributors are said to have now withdrawn the toxic leather sofas from sale.
Paul Tracey solicitors have recently successfully settled one such case prior to trial in the High Court in Dublin.
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20/01/2010
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