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Sofa Injury and Rash Compensation

Latest Sofa Rash information:

Russell Jones & Walker Solicitors are now acting for over 1300 people who have experienced skin allergies, rashes and burns after buying Pia and Bari sofas from the retailers Land of Leather, Walmsley’s Furnishing and Argos.

If you have suffered with a sofa rash, injury or any other condition and would like to enquire about making a claim for injury compensation please contact us now on:

Freephone     0800 884 0324
Email             enquiries@rjw.co.uk

RJW leads Sofa Rash Group Litigation Order

The cause of the skin rashes has now been confirmed as the chemical Dimethyl Fumarate, a fungicide contained in a sachet inside the sofas, inserted to prevent mould during shipping. Crystals contained in these sachets transform into toxic gas, particularly when exposed to heat. This can then pass through clothes, causing the sofa rash.

A court ruling in June ensured that potentially thousands of sofa rash claimants will have their claims dealt with under a defective product Group Litigation Order, the largest ever recorded in England and Wales. RJW are leading this action. For more details:

Green Light for Sofa Rash Claims

BBC’s Watchdog and The Sun highlight Sofa dangers

As the Law Firm handling the majority of the UK’s faulty sofa claims, Russell Jones & Walker’s Richard Langton and Christian Shotton have been asked for comments by both the BBC’s Watchdog programme and national newspaper The Sun. For additional information and to read their comments:

BBC coverage of itchy sofa report

BBC Watchdog investigates sofa allergy allegations

Watchdog and Russell Jones & Walker provide sofa injuries update

The Sun Newspaper front page story 'Poisoned settee burned baby'

More Sofa injury and rash information

Sofa Rash Claims Update

Details of known affected sofa batch numbers 

Green Light for Sofa Rash Claims

Calls to remove dangerous sofas from sale 

Trading Standards criticised over slow reaction