Evenflo Sheds Suits Over ‘Big Kid’ Car Seat’s Safety Assertions

Parents alleging Evenflo Co. misleadingly touted its “Big Kid” booster seats as safe for children too small to be protected in side-impact crashes lack standing to sue, because they didn’t sufficiently detail how they suffered economic harm, a federal judge in Massachusetts said.

The Big Kid seat is intended for use with an adult lap-and-shoulder belt. It raises the child so the car’s restraint system will fit better.

The company touted its booster seat as “side-impact tested” and, until recently, as safe for children as light as 30 pounds, plaintiffs alleged.

But Evenflo used its own testing protocol, which wasn’t ...