Court Reporting

March 21, 2024 — A lawsuit has been filed against Sunbeam Products by a couple who were burned by a CrockPot Pressure Cooker. The plaintiffs, Elizabeth and Philip B., are a couple from Washington who claim that they were injured by a defective Sunbeam CrockPot® 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-Cooker (Model Number K215JN). According to the lawsuit, they were using the pressure cooking feature on...

March 13, 2024 — A man who was burned by hot food that blew out when he opened the lid his Instant Pot has filed a lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by Darryl D., a resident of Franklin, Kentucky, against the Florida-based manufacturer, Midea America Co. He accuses the company of selling dangerously defective pressure cookers with lids that do not lock until the pressure cooker is safe to open....

March 7, 2024 — Sensio Inc. has been hit with a group of 10 lawsuits involving people who were burned by stovetop and electric pressure cookers that ejected hot food and liquid when they opened the lid. All of the lawsuits accuse Sensio of selling Bella and Crux pressure cookers with defective lids that failed to lock when there was still a dangerous amount of pressure trapped within the unit....

February 21, 2024 — A man who was burned by a recalled Bella 5-Qt. Pressure Cooker has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer. The plaintiff, Damien S., is a man from California who claims that he was burned by a defective Bella 5-Qt. Pressure Cooker (Model Number JY-PC20US-11P). According to his lawsuit, the incident occurred on December 13, 2023. He claims that he was severely burned by an...

January 31, 2024 — A man from Georgia who bought a recalled Insignia Multi-Function Pressure Cooker has filed a class action lawsuit against Best Buy. The class action was filed by George D., a man who alleges that his Insignia Multi-Function Pressure Cooker was “defective, dangerous, inoperable, and worthless” due to incorrect markings on the inner pot. His pressure cooker was...

July 12, 2023 — A pressure cooker lawsuit has been filed by a man who was burned by hot food that exploded all over his body when he opened the lid. The plaintiff is a resident of Hahira, Georgia, who was burned by a Chef’s Mark® 10-Quart Electric Pressure Cooker (Model Number CYD-100-V) on or about July 25, 2021. According to his lawsuit, the pressure cooker was “unreasonably...

June 9, 2023 — Breville Inc. has been sued by a woman who was burned on her abdomen when her pressure cooker exploded. The woman, Hannah F., is a resident of Tennessee who claims that the Breville pressure cooker is dangerously defective. The incident involved a Breville Fast Slow Pressure Cooker (Model Number BPR600XL) that she was using to cook a roast in June 2022. According to the lawsuit,...