American Heroes: Her family built a safe product. The government destroyed their business.
What happens when the federal government decides it doesn’t like your product—even when it’s safe, compliant, and trusted by families for years?
On this episode of American Heroes, host Kathy Hoekstra sits down with Jamie Leach, a registered nurse and cofounder of Leachco, Inc. The Oklahoma-based business, run by Jamie’s family, spent nearly four decades designing safety-first baby products—until federal regulators stepped in.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) targeted one of Leachco’s most popular products—not because it was defective, but because someone might misuse it. The agency refused to meet with the company, issued a unilateral press release calling the product dangerous, and wiped out decades of trust in seconds.
“We asked them, What did we do wrong? And they couldn’t tell us—because we hadn’t done anything wrong,” Jamie says.
Instead of taking the case to a real court, the CPSC prosecuted Leachco, Inc., inside its own agency, under its own rules. Even after its own judge found no defect, the agency appealed—to itself.
“These are not elected officials deciding our fate,” Jamie explains. “They’re employees deciding which businesses survive.”
The result: a small family business forced to shut down and a constitutional fight that’s still unfolding, with help from Pacific Legal Foundation.
“People need to understand—this can happen to you.”
Listen now to American Heroes to hear Jamie’s full story—and understand why unchecked government power puts every small business and family at risk.
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