"Ikea agrees to pay $46 million after tipped dresser kills toddler" 7 Jan 2020

Ikea has agreed to pay $46 million to the parents of a California toddler who died when one of the company’s dressers tipped onto him in 2017, the family’s lawyers announced Monday.

The attorneys for the parents of 2-year-old Jozef Dudek said they believe it is the largest settlement resulting from the wrongful death of a child in U.S. history. The settlement is nearly three times what Ikea paid to settle similar lawsuits in 2016 when $50 million was split among three families...

"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," the company said in a statement. "We remain committed to working proactively and collaboratively to address this very important home safety issue. Again, we offer our deepest condolences."...

Ikea dressers have been linked to the deaths of at least nine children and dozens of injuries. Often the incidents happen when a child pulls on the drawers of a unit, sending it crashing forward.

The company, the largest furniture retailer in the world, recalled 17.3 million dressers in 2016, including the three-drawer Malm that tipped onto Jozef. Millions of the recalled dressers remain in use today, and the company as part of the settlement has agreed to broaden its outreach to consumers about the recall...