SALEM, Mass. — A Massachusetts jury has ordered Toys “R” Us to pay more than $20 million to the family of a Colorado woman who was killed when an inflatable pool slide partially collapsed at a 2006 party.
The Salem Superior Court verdict, returned Thursday, came after attorneys for Robin Aleo’s family argued the slide purchased from the toy retailer was not tested to determine if it met certain safety standards.
The Salem Eagle-Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/ocDOJp) that Aleo, who lived in Colorado, was visiting family in Andover when she slid headfirst down the slide and it partially collapsed. She suffered fatal injuries when she struck her head on the pool’s edge.
Toys “R” Us could not be reached on whether an appeal was planned.
Denver Post staff and wire reports
