The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the recall of over 460,000 PowerXL Self-Cleaning Juicers. The products can rupture during use, striking consumers and posing a laceration hazard. Small particle shavings may also be left in the juice, creating an ingestion hazard. If…
In March 2021, a Washington man was cooking with his Cook’s Essentials Pressure cooker. He had received it as a gift from his daughter, who purchased the cooker from the TV shopping channel QVC. According to the man, he was using the cooker as instructed…
Two Ohio plaintiffs recently filed a new pressure cooker lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The plaintiffs claim that a Farberware 7-in-1 programmable pressure cooker exploded during use, injuring them both. They seek compensatory and punitive damages from two…
A Mississippi woman recently filed a new pressure cooker lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. She named Conair Corporation, d/b/a/ Cuisinart, as the defendant. She claims that after she used Cuisinart Electric Pressure Cooker as instructed, it malfunctioned and caused…
A Texas woman recently filed a new pressure cooker lawsuit in the U.S. District for the Central District of California. She claims that while using the Philippe Richard Pressure Cooker, she was seriously injured. She seeks general and special damages. Pressure Cooker Allegedly Explodes, Burning…
A Florida judge recently granted in part and denied in part pressure cooker manufacturer Sunbeam’s motion to dismiss a Crock-Pot Pressure Cooker lawsuit filed back in January 2020 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Though some of the claims were…
A Georgia mother who claimed that her Instant Pot pressure cooker exploded and burned her child recently agreed to a settlement with the manufacturer of the device, Instant Brands Inc. The amount of the settlement remains confidential, but should the settlement be approved by the…
A Texas woman recently filed a new pressure cooker lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She claims that while using the Crock-Pot Express Crock Multicooker, she was seriously injured. She brings claims of strict liability, negligence, and breach of…
Two women filed new pressure cooker lawsuits in federal courts recently. The first woman states she was injured by the Maxi-Matic Pressure Cooker, while the other claims to have been burned by the Philippe Richard Pressure Cooker. Both claim the manufacturers were negligent in designing…
A Michigan woman recently filed a new Farberware pressure cooker lawsuit in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Michigan. She claims that after using the Farberware 7-in-1 Programmable Pressure Cooker, she suffered serious injuries. She brings counts of strict liability and negligence and…
