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

A Wicked class action lawsuit is in the works over incorrect packaging on initial releases of Mattel’s line of Wicked dolls, that linked to a porn website instead of the actual website for the film. A new complaint from Holly Ricketson (via Deadline) was filed today in federal court in California,

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,

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."

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.

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

Mattel is being sued for mistakenly printing the URL for a porn site on the packaging for dolls based on the "Wicked" movie.