Court Reporting

April 26, 2023 — A woman from Texas has filed a lawsuit against Best Buy after she was burned by an Insignia® Pressure Cooker. The plaintiff, Shvon C., is a woman from Dallas who claims that Best Buy sold a product that “suffers from serious and dangerous defects.” She claims that she was severely burned in May 2021 when she opened the lid on her Insignia® Pressure Cooker when it...

April 21, 2023 — SharkNinja has been sued by a woman who claims that she was left with severe burn injuries when the lid exploded off a Ninja Foodi TenderCrisp Air Fryer & Pressure Cooker. The lawsuit was filed by Carrie S., a woman from Rhode Island who allegedly suffered “severe and substantial burn injuries” in January 2021 while cooking with the Ninja Foodi TenderCrisp. The...

April 12, 2023 — A woman who was burned by her Crock-Pot MINI Multi-Cooker has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer. The plaintiff, Melanie P., is a woman from South Carolina who alleges that she was severely burned in March 2020. She claims she was using a defective Crock-Pot 4-Quart Multi-Use MINI Express Crock Programmable Slow Cooker and Pressure Cooker (Model Number SCCPPC400-DS). A...

April 7, 2023 — A man who was burned by his Instant Pot Pressure Cooker has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer for selling an “unreasonably dangerous” product. The plaintiff, Khadija K., is a resident of Philadelphia who claims that he was burned in April 2021 while using an Instant Pot 6-Quart DUO Electric Pressure Cooker. The lawsuit specifies that he was burned by the Duo...

April 3, 2023 — Tristar Products has been sued by yet another angry consumer who was burned when they opened the lid on a pressure cooker. The lawsuit was filed by Karen C., a woman from New Jersey who claims that she was seriously burned by a defective Power Pressure Cooker XL (Model Number PPC780). The incident occurred in March 2021, according to her lawsuit. She claims that the so-called...

March 28, 2023 — A woman who was burned on her chest by a pressure cooker has filed a lawsuit against Cuisinart. The plaintiff, Victoria L., is a resident of Mississippi who alleges that she was burned by a “dangerously defective” Cuisinart Electric Pressure Cooker (Model CPC-600) on April 3, 2020, according to the lawsuit. She claims she was able to easily twist open the lid on...

March 27, 2023 — A woman who claims that she was burned by a defective Instant Pot has filed a lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by Delia M., a resident of Bessemer, Alabama, who alleges that she was burned by an Instant Pot IP-LUX80 Pressure Cooker. On March 21, 2021, she was using her Instant Pot to make food when she was able to easily twist open the lid. Unfortunately, there was still...

March 23, 2023 — A lawsuit has been filed by a man who was burned when he opened the lid on his Instant Pot Viva Multi-Cooker. The plaintiff, Jeffrey L., is a man from Alabama who alleges that his Instant Pot Viva Black SS 60 Multi-Cooker is “unreasonably dangerous” because the safety features failed to lock the lid. The Instant Pot Viva is a 9-in-1 multi-cooker that features a...

March 13, 2023 — A lawsuit has been filed against Tabletops Unlimited Inc. by a woman who was burned by a Cooks by JC Penney® Pressure Cooker. The plaintiff, Kyra T., is a woman from Galloway, New Jersey, who alleges that she was burned on her abdomen and right forearm. The incident occurred on February 10, 2021 and involved a Cooks by JCPenney® 8-Quart Hard Anodized Pressure Cooker — Model...

March 3, 2023 — A lawsuit has been filed against SharkNinja LLC by a woman who was burned by a Ninja Foodi Multi-Cooker. The plaintiff, Gwendolyn P., is a resident of Harris County, Texas, who alleges that her Ninja Foodi 9-in-1 Multi-Cooker (Model Number OP302) is “defective and unreasonably dangerous.” The multi-cooker has many features, including a pressure cooker, air fryer,...