61. Something smells fishy here.
IF there was that much lead in these dishes where are all the other people that began having problems from them????
No way these are the only two people anywhere that had problems form them.

All sounds fake to me. These parents are just out to gain from something else that might be wrong with these children.
Who knows, maybe the mom looked up lead poisoning and self diagnosed and thought "hey, lets sue the maker of the plates"

Posted at 6:48PM on Jan 18th 2008 by diofghdiogv

62. Whether this suit is truthful or not, lead poisoning is dangerous and still a problem for our children worldwide. I resent that k-mart and Martha Stewart Living can market any merchandise that contains lead. I recently bought a Marhta Stewart pre-lit artificial Christmas tree from K-mart. All of the different styles were displayed where anyone could touch, brush against and all. Only when I took it down did I find a hidden warning about the tree containing lead, that children and pregnant women especially are at risk, and that one should wash ones hands after touching the tree. Who is going to clean, replace or make sure my ornaments are safe to handle? And even though the warning says the lead is contained in the light wiring, certainly the wire due to being permantly attached to the tree contains lead too. I called and complainded to K-Mart Headquarters as well as to the local store. The manager was not aware that the trees even contained the warnings. Yes, there should be a class action suit for the Martha Stewart Living and K-mart for the sale of this merchandise. So what that there was a warning attached to the tree. Where were the warnings on the displayed trees that we all touched and didn't know to immediately wash hands afterward? Thanks Carol, you're right, China is one country that has poorly enforced and minimal standards for manufacture, but I think that when U.S. companies go to China for their profit at our expense (no pun intended) then it's up to our companies to help China establish and enforce laws that regulate these things. And yeah, these childrem may or may not have disabilites related to lead poisoning, but there still should be a class action suit just for the retail of all the junk by Martha Stewart Living which contains lead and the like. Enough said.

Posted at 8:31PM on Jan 18th 2008 by concerned for children everywhere

63. LOL, LOVE UR REPLY TESSA. ALAN

Posted at 8:48PM on Jan 19th 2008 by Alan

64. If i was in the parents place i would have contacted her and tried to make sure that filing a lawsuit was the right thing to do. I mean i'm sure that martha would have maybe looked into it to see if her dishes really had lead in them, and if so, probably done something about it. If not, then they should have went forward with the lawsuit.

Posted at 4:05PM on Feb 11th 2008 by Brooke