Joseph and Heidi Scaravilli and the estates of their daughters— Scout, 14, and Chasey, 12— accused Eagles Nest Outfitters of knowing its product was dangerous but continued to market the hammocks as safe and easy to install anywhere.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Family members of two Cleveland Heights girls who died after a pile of bricks collapsed on them while they lay on a hammock sued the hammock-maker this week, claiming the company knew the product was unsafe.
“Scout and Chasey’s deaths represent two more tragedies in the long line of severe injuries and deaths associated with the use of these hammocks,” Scaravilli family attorney Frank Galluci said. “And it begs the question: How many people need to be injured or killed before these companies will stop marketing these hammocks in this fashion and provide adequate warnings.”and The Plain Dealer reached out to Eagles Nest Outfitters attorneys Laura Hong and C.
A Mayfield Heights man, Hudson Fowler IV, is also named as a defendant in the case. The lawsuit only says he installed the hammock on June 8, 2020, at the Scaravilli’s home by using the instructions provided.died less than a week later at their Berkshire Road home. The hammock was fastened to a tree and a brick pillar, according to court records. The girls were on the hammock June 14, 2020, when the pillar collapsed.
The lawsuit details 10 similar incidents that happened since 2009 that caused deaths or paralysis after trees or structures the hammocks were attached to collapsed.
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