Porn link on Wicked doll packaging results in potential class action against Mattel with potentially big costs

In a troubling turn of events, Mattel, the iconic toy manufacturer, is embroiled in a class action lawsuit following a significant mishap

Mattel was sued on Tuesday by a South Carolina mother for mistakenly putting a link to a pornographic website on packaging for dolls tied to the blockbuster movie "Wicked." In a proposed class action filed in federal court in Los Angeles,

According to Variety, a South Carolina woman is launching a class action lawsuit against Mattel after her young daughter accidentally visited the illicit site that had “nothing to do with the Wicked doll.

Dolls of characters in the hit movie went to store shelves with an error that send customers to an adult film site, prompting a South Carolina mom to file suit against the toy maker.

Mattel is being sued after dolls which the toy company created for the new movie "Wicked" were released in packaging that included the website for a pornographic website.

An attorney in the proposed class action says, "Parents trust that products marketed to children are safe and free from risks of exposure to harmful content."

The toymaker sparked a scandal last month after the packaging for some "Wicked" merchandise directed customers to an adult film site.