Our shopping cart expert is experienced with the issues involved in shopping cart accidents. Dr. John Morse has made multiple appearances on national television related to his research with shopping cart accidents and children. Dr. Morse filed a complaint with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Common accidents are rear tip-overs and side-to-side tip-overs.

Different shopping carts have different tendencies to tip-over to the rear. Dr. Morse has developed a standard test for comparative analysis of various shopping cart designs. Injuries in shopping carts can be severe in a rear tip-over. As the cart tips over, the child's feet hit the ground somewhat outstretched. As the cart continues to rotated into the ground, the handle bar can come down on the child's legs with the full dynamic force of the weight of the child and the cart. The result can be broken femurs and other injuries.

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