Potty training is never fun, but for one family in California, it got to be downright dangerous.After they claim a WeePOD Basix Potty Ring from Target "nearly dismembered" their 3-year-old son, the family has filed a lawsuit against the retailer. According to the lawsuit, the boy's penis got stuck on the potty trainer, made by Prince Lionheart, and the polypropylene surface then deeply cut his genitals almost all the way around. The family, who wishes not to be identified, alleges that the child was taken to the emergency room, where the family lawyer says his penis needed to be glued back together.The family is now suing for undisclosed damages. Their attorney John Kristensen told CBS Los Angeles that despite the fact that numerous safety complaints have been filed against the product since 2015, it was never recalled and remains marked as "safe." He says it is Target's responsibility to inform consumers about these issues. "They had a duty to warn customers about the dangers of their WeePOD product," Kristensen told CBS. "Their failure to do so was reckless and led directly to the mutilation of my client."Kristensen also claims that in 2015, another child was injured by the same Prince Lionheart seat that the family bought at Target. "My 4 year old son was going to the bathroom on his wee pod basix potty seat and when he stood up he started screaming," a Virginia parent wrote in a comment on a website in 2015, according to the lawsuit. "He had a nasty cut on the base of his penis and it was bleeding a lot. My husband and I cleaned him up and took him to the doctor."When we got home I examined the seat and the bottom edge is actually very sharp and just sliced open the very sensitives in in that area. This has been horribly traumatic for him and could have been so much worse."According to the lawsuit, the comment "is no longer available due to Target's malfeasance."The potty seat is currently still available on Target's website, where it has nearly a 4-star rating. Some commenters did complain of the seat giving their children rashes and others said that the rim easily cracked posing a safety hazard. In a comment to GoodHousekeeping.com, a Target spokesperson said the company's legal team is reviewing the lawsuit. "Target is currently reviewing the claim with our legal team. We take product safety incredibly seriously, are committed to providing safe products to our guests and require our vendors to follow all product safety laws and CPSC guidelines for the products they sell at Target." they said.GoodHousekeeping.com has reached out to Prince Lionheart for comment, and will update this post as more information becomes available.