In recent news, the Estate of Xiaoyan Kolodgy-Nagy filed a wrongful death lawsuit after the decedent sustained injuries and later died due to the use of a defective snow sled.

The Case: Kolodny-Nagy et al. v. Weanas, Inc. et al.

The Court: California Central District Court.

The Case No.: 2:23-cv-02588

The Plaintiff: Kolodny-Nagy et al. v. Weanas, Inc. et al.

The plaintiff in the case, the Estate of Xiaoyan Kolodgy-Nagy, filed claims that Dahveed Kolodny-Nagy, the decedent, suffered injuries and died after using a defective snow sled manufactured and sold online by Weanas, Inc. The plaintiff purchased the allegedly defective sled for $29.76. The dangerous snow tube was labeled as Weanas 47-inch Snow Sled.

The Defendant: Kolodny-Nagy et al v. Weanas, Inc. et al.

The defendant in the case, Weanas, Inc., is the manufacturer and seller of the Weanas 47-inch snow sled purchased by the plaintiff. According to the plaintiff’s claims, the defendant concealed or suppressed material facts. As the designer, manufacturer, and distributor of the snow tube, Weanas allegedly failed to complete adequate testing before placing their product on the market. The snow sled also allegedly failed to include proper warnings and instructions.

The Case: Kolodny-Nagy et al. v. Weanas, Inc. et al.

In the case Kolodny-Nagy et al. v. Weanas, Inc. et al., the plaintiff’s counsel argues that the defendant failed to test their product properly, failed to provide adequate warnings of danger or instructions for proper use, and as a result of the dangerous defective design, injury, and death occurred. The plaintiffs’ counsel also argued that the defendants sold the dangerous snow tube to the plaintiffs after other consumers who purchased the product complained about safety issues. According to court documents, other Weanas customers reported that the Weanas 47-inch Snow Sled was dangerous and caused injuries before the product was delivered to the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs also indicated that the company did not attempt to contact them to warn them of the potential dangers or problems other consumers were reporting about the product. Instead, the company promoted the product as safe for multiple people up to 500 pounds. The plaintiffs’ counsel claims the defendant acted knowingly and maliciously and that their actions resulted in severe physical, mental, and emotional injuries after the out-of-control snow tube crashed into a rock on a hill the plaintiffs were sledding, which ultimately resulted in the death of Xiaoyan Kolodny-Nagy. The plaintiffs claim the defendant’s actions caused them to suffer property damage, wrongful death and survivor damages, and significant physical, mental, and emotional injuries due to the loss of their wife/mother, Xiaoyan Kolodny-Nagy, and other injuries sustained by the Plaintiffs.

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