‘Team Molly’ Parents Sue E-Bike Company Over Daughter’s Death

An online community offered support for Molly Steinsapir, a 12-year-old who experienced brain trauma in an accident last year. Her mother and father have filed suit against Rad Power Bikes.

By Katherine Rosman
Aug. 1, 2022


The parents of a girl who died after an e-bike accident filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on Monday against the Seattle e-bike company Rad Power Bikes.

In the suit, Kaye and Jonathan Steinsapir, the parents of Molly Steinsapir, who died last year at age 12, claim that flaws in the bike’s design made it difficult for riders to slow down and stop as the bike gained speed while going downhill.

The suit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, also argues that Rad Power Bikes engaged in “inappropriate marketing of e-bikes to children,” adding that the company failed to “adequately warn about the dangers of children operating e-bikes.”

In a statement, a Rad Power Bikes spokesman said: “The entire Rad Power Bikes team extends its deepest condolences to the Steinsapir family on the tragic loss of Molly Steinsapir. We are aware of the lawsuit that the family has filed. Rad Power Bikes does not comment on pending litigation.”

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