Testing with Crocs on an escalator

October 2010: The father of a 4-year-old girl whose Crocs-clad foot was mangled on an escalator in Johnson City last year settled this week his multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the shoe maker. But New York attorney Andrew Laskin said Thursday that the nationwide battle over the company’s alleged foot-dragging in responding to a slew of escalator injuries is still raging, and that thousands of children whose parents are unaware of the danger remain at risk. Read more: Discover the stories that matter most to you. Support local journalism. Subscribe for full digital access to : We’re the voice of East Tennessee, from the Smoky Mountains to the Cumberland Plateau. Since 1886, we’ve been reporting on what matters to folks around here, from Oak Ridge National Laboratory to the University of Tennessee Vols to Dolly Parton. Stay up to date on local news in East Tennessee by following knoxnews on social media: Twitter: @knoxnews Facebook: Instagram: And for UT sports: Twitter: @GoVolsXtra Facebook: