Graco Lawsuit: The Swing Case in the News, and the Car Seat Cases Behind It
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The Graco lawsuit people are searching for is Haney v. Graco Children’s Products, a proposed class action filed August 7, 2026 in federal court in Atlanta. It alleges the Slim Spaces Compact Baby Swing speeds up on its own, even on the lowest setting. As of October 5, 2026 there is no recall, no settlement and no claim form. Two other Graco class actions — over booster seats and tariff-driven prices — are also pending.
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What the Graco Swing Lawsuit Says
The complaint covers the Graco Slim Spaces Compact Baby Swing, Model Nos. 2156182, 2231532 and PD349399E, “and all substantially similar infant swings sold by Graco.” It alleges the swing starts “swinging very fast, even on the lowest setting,” that the speed cannot be lowered once this happens, and that some owners say it only stops when the batteries are pulled out.
The lawsuit also alleges Graco’s own website promised that “[e]ven when the product’s battery is low, the swing rate will not exceed the rate of the highest setting.” It points to consumer reviews — 82 on Graco’s product listing containing the words “too fast” — and to reports filed with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and says Graco “has not issued a recall.” The claims are false advertising and consumer-protection claims under California law, warranty, misrepresentation and unjust enrichment. These are allegations; no court has found a defect.
Case Details
The Graco swing lawsuit is Haney v. Graco Children’s Products, Inc., No. 1:26-cv-04471, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, before Judge Tiffany R. Johnson (complaint, PDF). The only defendant is Graco Children’s Products, which is headquartered in Atlanta; its parent, Newell Brands, is named in the complaint but is not a defendant.
Not the same company: a “Graco Inc lawsuit” search often mixes in Graco Inc., the Minneapolis maker of paint sprayers and fluid-handling equipment. That is a separate public company with no connection to these baby-product cases.
Status: Early Stage, No Settlement
Other Graco class actions:
Booster seats — Carder v. Graco Children’s Products, No. 20-cv-137 (N.D. Ga.), consolidates suits from 2020 alleging Graco marketed booster seats for children as small as 30 pounds and as side-impact tested in a misleading way. The judge let most of it proceed on September 1, 2021, refused to dismiss warranty claims on October 7, 2025, and trimmed more claims on January 7, 2026. No settlement has been reported.
Tariff prices — Perica v. Graco Children’s Products, No. 1:26-cv-03758 (N.D. Ga.), filed July 6, 2026 against Graco and Newell Brands. It alleges the companies raised prices to cover tariffs and stand to collect refunds after the Supreme Court’s February 20, 2026 ruling without passing them on. Early stage, no settlement.
Injury suits — Graco also faces individual product-liability suits, often over car seats in crashes. Those are separate cases for specific families, not class actions anyone can join.
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Who Would Be Covered
The swing complaint proposes a nationwide class of everyone in the U.S. who bought one of the named swings — estimated in the complaint at hundreds of thousands of people — plus a California class. No class has been certified. You do not sign up for a class action; if a class is certified or a settlement is approved, the court orders notice to class members.
The practical check: look at the model number on the swing’s label and keep the receipt or order confirmation. If your number is not one of the three listed, that does not rule you out — the complaint covers “substantially similar” swings and says the list may change.
For the booster seat case, the proposed classes are buyers of the Graco booster seats named in those complaints; for the tariff case, buyers of Graco or Newell products during the price increases.
Is There Money? Not Yet
Product-defect class actions that do settle usually pay a partial refund per product, often more with proof of purchase. See open class action settlements for cases that are paying now, and the payout calculator for how per-person amounts are figured.
How cases like this one end
Our copy of the federal courts’ own case database covers 627,540 product liability personal injury casesclosed in U.S. federal district courts between 2015 and 2025:
- 21.1% ended in a settlement recorded by the court. Another 51.6% were dismissed voluntarily, which often follows a private settlement — so the real settlement share sits between 21.1% and 72.6%.
- 0.9% were decided on a motion before any trial.
- 1 in 2,164 reached a trial (0%), after a median of 27.9 months.
- Median time from filing to the end of the case: 33.6 months.
- Only 147 of them (0%) record a money award at all; the median of those is $3,875,000.
These are base rates for this type of case (personal injury product liability) — not a prediction about this lawsuit, and not legal advice. Source: Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (civil), analysed by Settlement Insight. Cases heard in state courts are not included.
Graco Lawsuit Timeline
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2020 — Booster Seat Class Actions Filed
Suits allege Graco misled parents about booster seat weight limits and side-impact testing. They are consolidated in the Northern District of Georgia.
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October 7, 2025 — Booster Warranty Claims Survive
The judge refuses to dismiss warranty claims in the booster seat case. On January 7, 2026 more claims are trimmed; the case continues.
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July 6, 2026 — Tariff Price Lawsuit
Perica v. Graco Children’s Products (No. 1:26-cv-03758) alleges tariff costs were passed to buyers while the companies seek refunds.
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August 7, 2026 — Swing Lawsuit Filed
Haney v. Graco Children’s Products (No. 1:26-cv-04471) alleges the Slim Spaces swing speeds up on its own.
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October 1, 2026 — Graco’s Response Deadline
The extended deadline for Graco to answer or move to dismiss the swing complaint. As of October 5, 2026 its filing was not yet on the public docket.
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As of October 2026 — No Settlement
None of the Graco class actions has a settlement, fund, administrator, claim form or consumer deadline.
Three Things to Watch For
A baby-safety lawsuit with no claim form draws worried parents — and people who profit from the worry:
“Check your eligibility” sign-up pages
Ads and social posts ask parents to message or register to “receive full lawsuit information.” There is no claim process for the swing case. A form asking for your address, children’s details or payment information is collecting leads, not filing a claim.
“Graco recall refund” messages
There is no recall of the Slim Spaces swing and no refund program. A text or email offering a recall refund for this swing, especially one asking for card details, is not from Graco or the CPSC. Check real recalls only at cpsc.gov or saferproducts.gov.
Fake “Graco settlement” claim sites
With three Graco class actions in the news, look-alike settlement sites are easy to build. A real settlement site is named in a court-approved notice and never charges a fee. None exists for any Graco case as of October 2026.
Graco Lawsuit — Questions People Ask
What is the Graco lawsuit in the news?
The Graco class action lawsuit making news is Haney v. Graco Children’s Products, No. 1:26-cv-04471, filed August 7, 2026 in federal court in Atlanta. It alleges the Slim Spaces Compact Baby Swing can speed up on its own and that the speed controls stop working.
Has the Graco Slim Spaces swing been recalled?
No. The complaint itself says Graco “has not issued a recall,” and no CPSC recall has been announced. If you are worried about your swing, stop using it and report the problem at saferproducts.gov.
Which swing models are in the Graco swing lawsuit?
Model Nos. 2156182, 2231532 and PD349399E of the Slim Spaces Compact Baby Swing, plus “all substantially similar infant swings sold by Graco.” The list can change as the case moves forward.
Is there a Graco settlement or claim form?
No. As of October 5, 2026 none of the Graco class actions — swing, booster seat or tariff — has a settlement, fund or claim form. If one is approved, class members get court-ordered notice.
Is there a Graco car seat lawsuit?
Yes, several kinds. The main Graco car seat lawsuit is the consolidated booster seat class action (Carder, No. 20-cv-137, N.D. Ga.) over weight-limit and side-impact marketing; it is still pending with no settlement. The tariff case was brought by a buyer of a TrioGrow SnugLock car seat. An earlier case over manufacture dates on car seats sold online was dismissed without prejudice on March 28, 2023, and the plaintiff appealed; we have not confirmed the outcome of that appeal. Crash injury suits are individual cases.
Is the Graco Inc lawsuit the same case?
No. Graco Inc. is a Minneapolis company that makes sprayers and fluid-handling equipment. The baby-product cases are against Graco Children’s Products, a Newell Brands company based in Atlanta. Check which company a Graco Inc lawsuit headline actually names.
Do I need to do anything now?
Nothing to file. Keep the swing’s model label and your proof of purchase, and report any problem to the CPSC. You are included in a certified class automatically unless you opt out.
What happens next in the swing case?
Graco’s deadline to answer or move to dismiss was October 1, 2026. A motion to dismiss would put the case into briefing over whether the claims can proceed; an answer moves it toward discovery. Either way, any settlement would come much later.
Separate from this case: were you injured in the last 2 years?
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