According to the story Missteps delayed recall of deadly cribs filed late last night by the Chicago Tribune's Maurice Possley, only the paper's investigation led to the recall of one million cribs. Both the company, Simplicity, and the CPSC, the story reports, knew about the problem following the 2005 death of infant Liam Johns and a subsequent family lawsuit and CPSC investigation.

But the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission didn't warn parents across the country about the potentially fatal flaw in Simplicity cribs--not after Liam suffocated, not after more complaints about the crib rails and not after two more infants died. Once the Tribune began questioning the company and the agency this month, a massive recall of Simplicity cribs followed.