NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A couple filed a suit against Peloton on Thursday alleging that their toddler suffered third-degree burns after he got stuck under one of the company’s treadmills.
According to the suit, Sarah Saadoun and Ygal Saadoun, who reside in Carroll Gardens, claim that on July 5, 2020, their 3-year-old son referred to in court papers as SS, “sustained third-degree burns to large parts of his body” while on the Peloton Tread+ when he became “trapped under” the “continuously rotating belt” of the exercise machine.
The parents, also claim that Peloton was aware that its treadmills could be hazardous to kids following the death of a child and several others getting injured while using the Tread+ with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission even issuing a warning in April that “consumers with children at home to stop using the product immediately,”, the court papers add.
The treadmills, which cost over $4,000 are “currently the subject of nationwide recalls,” which the company didn't warn customers and also didn't attempt to correct the “defects and dangers that were designed into the” machine, the court papers claim.
“Defendant knew or should have known and had actual and constructive notice that subject treadmill was extremely and unreasonably dangerous, hazardous and not reasonably safe for its intended purposes and foreseeable uses,” court documents said.
The parents are suing for unspecified damages due to the neligence of Peloton, SS suffered “burns, scarring, disfigurement, shock, emotional distress, pain and suffering, and other bodily injuries,” the claim states.
“Peloton sells a dangerous treadmill specifically designed to be used at home with children around that literally sucks kids underneath it without stopping,” said plaintiff lawyer Nathan Werksman of Merson Law, PLLC. “With this lawsuit, the Saadoun family hopes to recover for the trauma caused and raise awareness about the danger of Peloton treadmills.”