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This right here might be the grounds to sue him, did he dissolve the company before the company was held liable for the costs of the recall? If the company runs out of funds that's OK, but if you funnel money out that is not.

Funneling money out after taking on liability would be called fraudulent transfer. I suspect they weren't that dumb. Based on buckyballs' website, their assets were transferred to a liquidating trust, for the purpose of dispensing with the company; therefore they can file their claims against the trust, so no... that's not a good reason to sue the former shareholders: On December 27, 2012 Maxfield & Oberton Holdings, LLC (the "Company") stopped doing business and filed a Certificate of Cancellation with the Secretary of State of Delaware, thereby ceasing to exist pursuant to applicable Delaware law. The MOH Liquidating Trust has been established to deal with and, to the extent they are valid, pay, to the extent assets are available, ....

The purpose of the limited-liability corporation is that corporate liabilities stop with the company's assets and do not follow into the pockets of the owners.

It could be that the court has decided to allow piercing the corporate veil. The exact criteria depends on which state, that the corporation is incorporated in, but there are various conditions under which Limited liability no longer applies or gets overridden due to the circumstances (such as violations of federal law; or refusal of officers to comply with a court order).

Based on getbuckyballs.com/; it seems that Maxfield & Oberton Holdings, LLC is an LLC formed in the state of Deleware; therefore, it will be a matter of Deleware law.

And perhaps be required to restore the business of the small company (Maxfield & Oberton) which they knowingly and maliciously targeted and DROVE OUT OF BUSINESS just to get more publicity around how wonderfully they are "protecting" us all by preventing adults from buying such dangerous, lethal products, that were never marketed as kids toys, and even after the company previously agreed to and implemented, large prominent, and decidedly overkill warnings in multiple locations on every package sold.

The CPSC have their heads so far up their posteriors they can only talk out one of their remaining orifices. Why not go pick on something that's actually dangerous, like skateboards, or plastic forks, which cause several orders of magnitude more deaths and serious injuries. Seriously, just as many people have died from airport flight information boards falling on them as by stupidly ingesting buckyballs (or being allowed to do so by incompetent caregivers).

These retailers have agreed to participate because Maxfield & Oberton has refused to participate in the recall of all Buckyballs and Buckycubes.

Nice to see that Maxfield & Oberton were willing to brave it out and stick up for themselves and our rights to own Buckyballs! Let's go see if they have any reaction to the news on their homepage.

On December 27, 2012 Maxfield & Oberton Holdings, LLC (the "Company") stopped doing business and filed a Certificate of Cancellation with the Secretary of State of Delaware, thereby ceasing to exist pursuant to applicable Delaware law. The MOH Liquidating Trust has been established to deal with and, to the extent they are valid, pay, to the extent assets are available, certain claims which have been, and may later be, asserted against the Company. If you believe you have a claim against the Company, please click on link below to obtain the Proof of Claim form which you must complete and submit to the Trustee of the MOH Liquidating Trust. If the Trustee determines that a claim is valid, the Trustee will pay that claim, to the extent assets are available, in accordance with the terms of the MOH Liquidating Trust.

Way to stick it to the man!? Now where do we get awesome magnets... - HEX

Have you looked at the Buckyballs packaging?
Read the included instructions?
Looked at the magnet container?

There are warnings on the outside of the box, along with a declaration that they're "adult fun":
http://www.pranksterhouse.com/buckyballs/

There is a warning on the magnet container:
http://www.onefoottsunami.com/2010/09/17/the-sign-of-a-good-toy/

There is at least one warning in the manual:
https://www.getbuckyballs.com/images/safety-info.jpg

And here's a history of the organization's interactions with the CPSC:
https://www.getbuckyballs.com/letter-from-ceo/

Have you looked at the Buckyballs packaging?
Read the included instructions?
Looked at the magnet container?

There are warnings on the outside of the box, along with a declaration that they're "adult fun":
http://www.pranksterhouse.com/buckyballs/

There is a warning on the magnet container:
http://www.onefoottsunami.com/2010/09/17/the-sign-of-a-good-toy/

There is at least one warning in the manual:
https://www.getbuckyballs.com/images/safety-info.jpg

And here's a history of the organization's interactions with the CPSC:
https://www.getbuckyballs.com/letter-from-ceo/

Mind showing the left side of that package, or would such honesty interfere with your agenda?

http://www.getbuckyballs.com/blog/wp-content/themes/buckyballs/images/xblog-graphic.jpg.pagespeed.ic.KAJoHdy4ZS.jpg

http://images1.vat19.com/covers/large/buckyballs-standard.jpg

http://sale.images.woot.com/Maxfield___Oberton_216_Piece_Magnetic_Buckyballs_Set___2_PackuhdDetail.jpg

http://www.wired.com/geekmom/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/orig_box_with_case-350x486.jpg

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http://media.oregonlive.com/themombeat/photo/11374268-large.jpg

http://ds_product_photos.s3.amazonaws.com/large/16261.jpg

Same exact packaging you show. Except in these pictures you can see the left side of the packaging more easily. The warning is pretty obvious to me.

Yes but you wont get the free "Save Our Balls" t-shirt.

But magnetic Buckyballs are not inherently unsafe. They are inherently unsafe for small children. Same as darts, marbles, balloons, plastic bags inside products, gumballs, and hundreds of other things that have no real utility. Targeting this one product while not banning all of those other products I listed above is a clear example of a double standard.

The CPSC is wrong. There's no grey area here. The product is plainly labeled. I present to you Exhibit A. As you can plainly see, almost half of one side of the box is a giant warning label telling people:

Keep Away From All Children!!
Do not put in nose or mouth.
Swallowed magnets can stick to
intestines causing serious injury or death.
Seek immediate medical attention if
magnets are swallowed or inhaled.

I'm sorry, but you really can't get much more clear than that. If the parents truly did not know about this risk, then they were grossly negligent in their use of the product. Period. Countless legal cases have upheld the principle that a manufacturer cannot be held responsible for harm caused when a product is used in a grossly negligent way. I can't believe you're seriously arguing to the contrary.

And I want to own Buckyball magnets. It's my choice, not the government's. Seems like a tyranny to me. You're the gun owner, get out there and water the tree of Liberty with a little blood.

Howbout doing it the American way? You can google up a source and buy them there. No need to pull out a gun. I'm going to assume you won't put them in your nose or mouth, or swallow them.

Get them direct: https://www.getbuckyballs.com/order/buckyballs/

I read the story here

Stephanie Thompson is totally, utterly, and irrefutably responsible for the harm that came to her child. Look on the Buckyballs product page and you can see that the warning label printed on the lower right of the page is identical to the one on the left side of the product packaging.

Stephanie Thompson, you gave your child a dangerous item, not intended for use by children, and they were harmed. This is your fault. You are a bad parent.

Generally if they're within innser-stomach distance from each other, they connect instantly and would pass through the digestive track together since it takes significant force to pinch them apart.

Their safety guidance for medical professionals seems to suggest otherwise:

If more than one magnet was swallowed, it is highly unlikely that they will pass without surgical removal because of their tendency to bind together across membranes.
Radiographs will be definitive and will show small round spheres, linked together in the gastrointestinal tract.
Once the diagnosis is confirmed, urgent surgery is indicated to remove the magnets, repair any tissue damage and treat for infection. Patient follow-up is essential. Do not assume that they will pass through the gastrointestinal tract without treatment.
For more information, please download our complete Diagnosis and Treatment Service Announcement here

Generally if they're within innser-stomach distance from each other, they connect instantly and would pass through the digestive track together since it takes significant force to pinch them apart.

Their safety guidance for medical professionals seems to suggest otherwise:

If more than one magnet was swallowed, it is highly unlikely that they will pass without surgical removal because of their tendency to bind together across membranes.
Radiographs will be definitive and will show small round spheres, linked together in the gastrointestinal tract.
Once the diagnosis is confirmed, urgent surgery is indicated to remove the magnets, repair any tissue damage and treat for infection. Patient follow-up is essential. Do not assume that they will pass through the gastrointestinal tract without treatment.
For more information, please download our complete Diagnosis and Treatment Service Announcement here

We have three boys with Engineering and Lawyer parents.

From: https://www.getbuckyballs.com/order/buckyballs/

"You might have heard there's a problem with our products... THIS IS NOT TRUE. A government agency (the Consumer Product Safety Commission) is saying they should be recalled because children occasionally get ahold of them. This is unfair. We market exclusively to adults. We are vigorously defending our right to market these products you love. Let us know how you feel about this: Comment on Facebook; send a tweet; tell your friends; complain loudly; or just buy a set to stick it to the CPSC. Read more here."

See the part that says "exclusively to adults".

Apparently at least one of those parents is not very good at their profession.

From: https://www.getbuckyballs.com/order/buckyballs/

"You might have heard there's a problem with our products...
THIS IS NOT TRUE.
A government agency (the Consumer Product Safety Commission) is saying they should be recalled because children occasionally get ahold of them. This is unfair. We market exclusively to adults. We are vigorously defending our right to market these products you love. Let us know how you feel about this: Comment on Facebook; send a tweet; tell your friends; complain loudly; or just buy a set to stick it to the CPSC. Read more here."

See the part that says "exclusively to adults".

The safety commission says the company refused to recall the product. On another front, the agency said it was able to persuade about 10 retailers, including Amazon.com, to stop selling Buckyballs....

If the administrative law judge rules in favor of the commission, then CPSC could compel Maxfield to stop the sale of its Buckyballs. But the company could appeal to the agency's four commissioners. It could also appeal in federal court. The commission typically negotiates product recalls with companies, and they usually work out an agreement.

persuade? that's not a federal ban. it's a suggestion, or more accurately, a manipulation, while they try to push their ban through the courts. and you're a tool. here, you want to buy some? ordering them is more effective than crying to the government. that way, you put money into the pockets of the company fighting the lawsuit while persisting the product's ubiquity. see how that works?

https://www.getbuckyballs.com/order/buckyballs/

Oh, you won't do that because it takes work, and it's hard..and besides you have all those new steam games to play.

you must be generalizing. i don't use the steam platform. and i prefer to work smarter, not harder.

https://www.getbuckyballs.com/buckyballs-only-marketed-to-adults-cpsc-press-release/

From the press release:
"Before filing the lawsuit and giving Maxfield and Oberton the opportunity to defend itself and its products, CPSC systematically began contacting its retailers giving them 48 hours to tell the government that they would stop selling Buckyballs® and Buckycubes. Some retailers capitulated to this so-called voluntary request for fear of retribution if they did not acquiesce.
"Obviously the bureaucrats see danger everywhere, and those responsible people – like our company who have vigorously promoted safety and appropriate use of our products – gets put out of business by an unfair and arbitrary process," said Craig Zucker, Founder and CEO of Maxfield and Oberton "I don't understand how and why they did this without following their own rules before allowing us to make our case. It almost seems like they simply wanted to put our products and industry out of business."

Finally, CPSC is giving Maxfield an opportunity to defend its products but only after ruining its retailer base through intimidation tactics. "

Well, I, for one, am supporting them and have purchased two sets.

Get them while you can:
GetBuckyballs ($35-40 for 216 balls)
BustedTees ($30 for 216 balls)
Neatoshop ($35 for 216 balls)

Judge how reputable the shops are for yourself. I'm not vouching for any of them.

And I thought they were talking about this magnetic toy that I have a few sets of and thought how odd. http://www.getbuckyballs.com/

While expensive a bit better set up for the little ones (though definitely the over 3 crowd) a set of a ton of little rare earth magnets.:
http://www.getbuckyballs.com/
I have yet to have any adult or child come to the house who could resist playing with them. You make coils rings, try to get them back into a cube. The kids learn about magnetism and polarity but it doesn't scream I'm a science toy and they have fun.

On the same theme as set of large ball bearings 10mm or more in diameter are lots of fun but hard to keep track of.

for electronics
http://www.elenco.com/snapcircuits.html are a bit simplified from the old standby radioshack 150 in 1 kits but are easier for younger children.

seamonkeys are still fun though sad when they die.

Gyroscopes are still fun, though good quality ones are hard to find.

A set of rope and pulleys secured to the ceiling are surprisingly fun. It's a crane, it's an elevator for the toy bear, it's whatever the kid comes up with. I was really surprised with how much fun they have with a pulley.

Games they may not have : dominos, go

That age may be higher than you realize... My girlfriend's 7-year-old god-daughter had to have surgery to remove the 7 or so Bucky Balls which she'd eaten...