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May 12, 2021 — Instant Brands Inc. has been hit with a lawsuit from a woman who was burned by an Instant Pot Nova 60 Pressure Cooker. The lawsuit was filed by a 57-year-old woman from Utah named Lucy P., who claims she purchased a new Instant Pot Nova 60 on November 11, 2018. Less than 6 months later, on April 25, 2019, she claims the Instant Pot exploded hot food, liquid and steam when she...

March 24, 2021 — A woman from North Carolina has filed a Nutri-Pot Pressure Cooker Lawsuit against NuWave LLC. NuWave, an Illinois-based manufacturer of kitchen appliances, advertised “safety features” of the Nutri-Pot Pressure Cooker, such as the Sure-Lock® Safety System. In a recent lawsuit, a woman from North Carolina named Jeanna M.G. alleges that the Sure-Lock® Safety System...

February 26, 2021 — A woman who was burned by a Mirro Pressure Cooker has filed a lawsuit accusing the manufacturer of selling a dangerous product. The lawsuit was filed by Katie S., a woman from Minnesota who claims she suffered “serious and substantial burn injuries” on February 1, 2017. Her injuries occurred when she opened the lid on a Mirro Pressure Cooker while there was...

February 23, 2021 — Two more lawsuits have been filed against Tristar Products by people who were burned by a Power Pressure Cooker XL. In both lawsuits, the plaintiffs claim they suffered “serious and substantial burn injuries” when hot food, liquid or steam exploded out of a Power Pressure Cooker XL when they opened the lid. Furthermore, both lawsuits accuse Tristar of falsely...

February 16, 2021 — A pressure cooker lawsuit has been filed by a woman from New York who was burned by a Fagor EZ Lock Pressure Cooker that exploded when she opened the lid. The lawsuit was filed by Mirsada M., a woman who suffered “serious and substantial burn injuries” on February 23, 2018, as a result of being able to open the lid on her pressure cooker before it was safe. The...

February 12, 2021 — A lawsuit has been filed by a woman who was burned when she opened the lid on her Presto Pressure Cooker. The lawsuit was filed by Toni G., 35, a woman from Georgia who bought a brand-new Presto 6-Quart Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker in January 2019. Just three weeks after buying the pressure cooker, she suffered “serious and substantial burn injuries” on...

In December 2020, a pressure cooker lawsuit was filed against Breville USA, Inc. by Todd J., a man from Georgia who was severely injured by a recalled Breville Fast-Slow Pressure Cooker. He was burned on January 5, 2018 when he opened the lid on a recalled Breville Fast-Slow Pressure Cooker (Model Number BRP600XL-120). According to the lawsuit, he was able to easily twist open the lid when the...

January 11, 2021 — A lawsuit has been filed by a man who was severely burned by hot food that blew out of his Cuisinart Pressure Cooker. The lawsuit was filed by Gary S., a man from Huntington Beach, California, who owned a Cuisinart® 6-Quart Electric Pressure Cooker (Model #CPC-600). On January 6, 2019, he claims he opened the lid on his pressure cooker, which caused “its scalding hot...