A Chicago man filed suit against the retailer of Christmas garland for injuries sustained while hanging the product. According to Michael Montalbano’s suit he “was stringing garland around his front door in December 2008 when a metal fastener on the decoration pierced his palm and permanently injured his thumb and forefinger.” The fastener was used on the Alpine 9-foot garland to secure the pinecones and lights to the greenery. Montalbano’s lawyer described the fastener as ”a hidden hazard,” noting “they were cut at an angle and painted green.” Montalbano had to undergo surgery and still has limited mobility in some of his fingers.
Montalbano is suing Grandin Road, the catalog where he said he bought the garland, and its owner, Cornerstone Brands, a business unit of HSN Inc.
Source: American Association for Justice
