Lucid Bed Recall Sparks Class Action Lawsuit Over Safety Hazards

Case Overview: A class action lawsuit alleges Lucid's platform beds can collapse, posing injury risks, and the company's recall is insufficient.

Consumers Affected: U.S. consumers who purchased the recalled Lucid Platform Bed.

Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Lucid, the manufacturer of a popular platform bed, is facing legal action from consumers after reports surfaced that the product could sag, break, or collapse—posing serious injury risks to consumers. 

The lawsuit, filed by Staten Island resident Debbie O’Shea, claims Lucid failed to warn customers about these dangers, leaving thousands of buyers unknowingly sleeping on a potential hazard.

The lawsuit follows a recall announced on September 19, 2024, by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, affecting approximately 137,000 units of the Lucid Platform Bed. Despite this recall, the lawsuit argues that Lucid’s remedy—offering replacement parts rather than full refunds—is inadequate and fails to properly address the safety risks.

Defective Lucid Bed Platforms Pose Injury Risk, Lawsuit Claims

O’Shea says she purchased a Lucid platform bed online from Home Depot in 2020 for $149. Like thousands of other customers, she assumed the bed was safe and met basic durability standards. However, after hearing about the recall, she learned that her bed frame could unexpectedly break, sag, or collapse.

O’Shea now refuses to use the bed out of fear of injury. But she also faces a practical dilemma—Lucid’s recall process requires consumers to disassemble the bed themselves, mark the support rails with the word “recalled,” and send photographic evidence before they can receive a replacement frame. 

O’Shea says that like many others she is unable to perform this process and is left with an unusable bed and no monetary relief. The lawsuit contends that Lucid’s response places an unfair burden on consumers and fails to make them whole.

Recall Inadequate, Consumers Left with Unsafe Products

The recall stems from mounting consumer complaints—245 reports of beds breaking, sagging, or collapsing, with at least 18 documented injuries including bruises and contusions, the lawsuit explains. Lucid sold these beds through major retailers such as Amazon, Wayfair, Walmart, and Macy’s between 2019 and 2024, for prices ranging from $150 to $250.

Despite acknowledging the safety defect, Lucid’s recall solution has been met with backlash. The company has not clarified whether the replacement bed frame offers any improved safety features, leaving consumers skeptical about whether the issue has truly been resolved. 

The lawsuit argues that a proper recall should include full refunds, not just a difficult-to-redeem replacement program.

Lucid Joins List of Companies Facing Product Defect Lawsuits

Lucid is far from the only company facing legal trouble over defective products. Several high-profile lawsuits have been filed in recent months over safety failures:

• Byte Aligner Systems: Consumers have sued Straight Smile LLC, alleging that its Byte dental aligners are not only ineffective but also pose serious risks like misalignment, bone loss, and even choking hazards.
  
  
• LG Stoves: LG Electronics faces legal action after a recall of nearly 500,000 stoves with faulty knobs that could be turned on accidentally, leading to fires and extensive property damage.
  
  
• Kenmore Refrigerators: A Texas consumer filed a class action lawsuit against Transform SR LLC, claiming Kenmore-branded refrigerators were sold with defective compressors that fail prematurely, leading to food spoilage.
  
  
• Matrix Training Cycles: A lawsuit against Matrix alleges that its high-end stationary bikes have a seat defect that can cause unexpected drops, posing a fall risk to riders—even after a recall of nearly 13,000 units.

In her lawsuit against Lucid, O’Shea wants to represent anyone in the US who purchased the bed platform. She is seeking damages, restitution and disgorgement, interest, and attorneys’ fees and costs.

Case Details

• Lawsuit: O’Shea v. CVB, Inc., D/B/A Lucid
• Case Number: 1:25-cv-01446-RER-MMH 
• Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York 

Plaintiffs' Attorneys

• Lisa R. Considine, Mason A. Barney, and Leslie L. Pescia (Siri | Glimstad LLP)
• Kevin Laukaitis and Daniel Tomascik (Laukaitis Law LLC)

Do you own a Lucid platform bed? Have you experienced any issues with it collapsing? Share your experience in the comments below.