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Grandmother, 80, is killed in freak accident in her Sleep Number bed
« on: December 12, 2024, 12:38:22 pm »
DAILYMAIL By JOE HUTCHISON

A grandmother died after she was pinned against a wall for two days by her Sleep Number bed, according to a new lawsuit.

Rosalind Walker, from Godfrey, Illinois, was left trapped between the bed and wall of her bedroom on March 1 2023 after it 'lowered itself without warning'.

Two days later on March 3, emergency responders managed to free the 80-year-old and she was taken to hospital.

In a lawsuit brought by her daughter Angela Moan, it says Walker was taken to a rehab center and then brought home into hospice.

Moan, who is going after Sleep Number and manufacturer Leggett & Platt,  claims that until her mother passed away on April 3 2023 she 'suffered the entire time'.

Her suit is seeking compensation for Walker's suffering and injuries as well as medical bills in excess of $25,000.

It alleges that Sleep Number 'designed and sold a bed that did not have adequate instructions or cautionary language, alerting Mrs. Walker not to go between the bed and the wall as she could be trapped.'

More: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14182079/grandmother-killed-freak-accident-sleep-number-bed.html
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Re: Grandmother, 80, is killed in freak accident in her Sleep Number bed
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2024, 12:41:29 pm »
I'm sure a "Warning Label" would have prevented this tragedy from happening.  I hope she didn't remove the "Mattress Tag"  /S
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Re: Grandmother, 80, is killed in freak accident in her Sleep Number bed
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2024, 01:22:50 pm »
Sad story, but there's not much you can do when your number is up....
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Re: Grandmother, 80, is killed in freak accident in her Sleep Number bed
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2024, 01:26:25 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on December 12, 2024, 01:22:50 pm
Sad story, but there's not much you can do when your number is up....

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She should have checked the settings!
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Re: Grandmother, 80, is killed in freak accident in her Sleep Number bed
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2024, 01:32:41 pm »
Sad that no one checked on her sooner.

Mark Twain...
The Dangers of Lying in Bed.
http://www.online-literature.com/twain/3261/
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Re: Grandmother, 80, is killed in freak accident in her Sleep Number bed
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2024, 01:37:34 pm »
#Life Alert.

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