They had been called the hottest toy of Christmas 2016, but when several Hatchimals allegedly failed to hatch, some parents of disappointed children felt they had egg on their faces. A proposed class action filed in a federal district court in California claims that Spin Master, the company that created Hatchimals, pushed out the toys to satisfy demand while knowing they were never going to work as advertised. The suit, filed by Bakersfield, California, resident Jodie Hejduk, claims that after she and her daughter followed the instructions included in the package, the robotic toy animal inside its “egg” refused to “hatch.” According to Consumerist, the suit cites several similar complaints on sites like Toys R Us and Amazon. Spin Master has not addressed the suit directly, but has apologized on its Facebook page for any inconveniences and offered customer care help with the Hatchimals. Hejduk seeks refunds for herself and other parents who bought an allegedly defective toy.
CHILD’S PLAY
It’s not often an author gets sued by the estates of Truman Capote, Arthur C. Clarke, Ernest Hemingway and Jack Kerouac. But Swedish writer Fredrik Colting got their attention after allegedly infringing the copyrights to “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “The Old Man and the Sea,” and “On the Road.” The estates, along with publishing houses Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, claim that Colting is recasting the authors’ works as “study guides” for elementary school children. The suit also notes that reviewers of KinderGuides “have roundly criticized defendants’ expurgated editions of the novels.” Colting told The Hollywood Reporter that his work is akin to that of CliffsNotes and Sparknotes, and believes the case has no merit.
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