Overview
- A metal shaft detached from a badminton racket and struck 6-year-old Lucy Morgan in the head during a family vacation, and she died four days later from injuries sustained on June 1, 2024.
- The wrongful-death complaint filed in York County Superior Court says the racket’s adhesive failed and the product lacked a secondary restraint to keep the metal stem from becoming a projectile.
- The family’s attorneys say Franklin Sports knew of a prior, similar injury and that a simple mechanical pin in the handle would have prevented the shaft from separating.
- The lawsuit seeks damages for funeral costs, pecuniary loss, emotional distress and loss of companionship on behalf of Lucy’s estate and her siblings who witnessed the accident.
- Franklin Sports has expressed condolences and said it is reviewing the circumstances while declining to comment on specific allegations as the case moves into the court process, which could lead to discovery, settlement talks or trial and prompt scrutiny of equipment provided at vacation rentals.