Baby gear manufacturer Baby Trend, the company that makes the Flex-Loc car seat and the popular Sit N Stand stroller, has filed for bankruptcy following a big court judgment. Former employee Robert Gardner, who is the founder and CEO of Joovy, another stroller manufacturer, was awarded $6.9 million from Baby Trend and its founder/CEO Danny Tsai for wrongful termination, and another $1.4 million due to evidence that Baby Trend had committed fraud and acted with malice and oppression.

In addition, Gardner and patent-holder Albert Fairclough have ongoing litigation against Baby Trend because the company is said to have continued producing and selling the Sit N Stand stroller after their license for the patent expired in 2004. Joovy now has the license to produce stand-on tandem strollers, which they call the Caboose. Target is also named as a party in this lawsuit.

Since Baby Trend has filed for reorganization, we may see the company pop up again with a new name. For now, though, it appears that those of you who own Baby Trend products can still call for warranty service.

Baby Trend Files for Bankruptcy originally appeared on About.com Baby Products on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at 16:47:14.

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