Brooklyn, NY – Gap Pays Hefty Award To Jewish Toddler For Injuries Sustained Because Of Defective Sneakers

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    PHOTO  ILLUSTRATIONBrooklyn, NY – A major clothing retailer has agreed to pay a six figure lump sum settlement after being sued because of a defective pair of sneakers that caused a three year old Orthodox Jewish girl to trip and fall, resulting in a serious laceration that required plastic surgery.

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    According to papers filed on Tuesday in Brooklyn State Supreme Court, Adina Kleinman was wearing a pair of almost new sneakers that her mother, Chaya, had ordered online from The Gap, on November of Last year, when she tripped a month later in December and fell, hitting her head against the corner of a kitchen cabinet. Mrs. Kleinman said that she had noticed prior to the incident that the rubber outsole of the metallic logo trainers, which had been worn approximately five times, had separated from the toe cap of the right shoe and was “angered and frustrated” by the defective footwear.

    “As soon as I helped her up I noticed a deep gash on the left side of her forehead,” Mrs. Kleinman alleged in the court papers. “I quickly ran over and placed clean paper towels on the wound, hoping to stop the bleeding.”

    The Kleinmans called 911 and Adina and her parents were taken to Coney Island Hospital where the two centimeter diagonal laceration was cleaned and bandaged. With no plastic surgeon on duty at the hospital, the Kleinmans got a referral from their pediatrician to a plastic surgeon who stitched up the cut whose depth was determined to be “extending to [the] frontal bone.” The wound, classified in court papers as “severe” and “permanent,” later became infected and was drained by the same plastic surgeon six days later.

    While The Gap no longer sells the metallic logo trainers, court documents show that seven of the 20 reviews for this particular sneaker were the lowest possible rating, with five customers saying they had experienced the same separation in just a few wearings.

    The Kleinmans will be receiving a single payout of $125,000 of which $5,000 will be set aside for future plastic surgery if needed and $40,000 will go to pay associated legal fees. The remaining $80,000 will go into an interest bearing savings account held jointly by Chaya and Adina Kleinman with no withdrawals permitted before Adina’s 18th birthday without a court order, other than for Adina’s income taxes or medical expenses not covered by insurance.

    Mrs. Kleinman declined to comment on the matter when contacted by VIN News, but according to court papers, Mrs. Kleinman said that she and her husband felt that the award “represents an excellent recovery for Adina” and that “Adina’s interests are best served by the settlement.”


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    7 years ago

    Easy gelt

    cbdds
    cbdds
    7 years ago

    These things happen every day.
    Usually we are not aware of it.
    In certain neighborhhods it is called winning the Lotto.

    SIR78
    SIR78
    7 years ago

    You have to got to be kidding?? Now people are using shoe coma lines because their child fell and slipped? Anything to make money! Pathetic.

    thinking-outside-the-box
    thinking-outside-the-box
    7 years ago

    Sickening….the mentality of suing and maximizing any misfortune for financial gain is against yahadus…The reason that this girl fell is that’s what Hashem wanted. That doesn’t mean that someone should drive a car with bad brakes. People should use their Seichel.

    Stickpick
    Stickpick
    7 years ago

    In some neighborhoods it’s called using and abusing the system.
    Was mom able to proof child didn’t fall over some trash on the floor. It just sounds a little overated this fall and gash.

    7 years ago

    So the mother noticed that there was an issue with the shoes prior to the incident… She should be held more accountable than the shoemaker – the shoe company didn’t put this girl in shoes they knew were damaged.

    Maybe child services should find a safe home with a responsible parent for this child.

    BLONDI
    BLONDI
    7 years ago

    Refuah shlama adina. Hope all scars heal nicely

    7 years ago

    she’ll be prime shidduch material

    Coolidiot
    Coolidiot
    7 years ago

    How does the religious background or ethnicity of the child play a factor in this story?

    7 years ago

    Why did Mrs. Kleinman let her wear the sneakers if they were coming apart? Why didn’t she take them back to the nearest GAP & get her money back? As a mother I would never have allowed my child to wear defective shoes that could cause an accident. I’m surprised they got a settlement.