A former Brigham Young University football player and coach has sued several window blind companies for allegedly manufacturing and installing a faulty product that led to the death of his 3-year-old daughter in 2016.
The lawsuit was filed by Sunny and Reno Mahe, on behalf of their daughter Elsie Mahe. On Nov. 22, 2016, Elsie was snarled in a cord attached to blinds at the Mahe family home in Utah County, according to the lawsuit. Elsie suffered substantial respiratory distress and sustained brain damage.
As a result, the family incurred medical and funeral expenses, as well as emotional trauma, says the lawsuit, which seeks an amount of money to be determined at trial.