Ninja Pressure Cooker Lawsuit Filed by Woman With 3rd-Degree Burns

October 17, 2024 — A woman from Texas who suffered 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of her Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker.

The woman is a resident of Princeton, Texas, who claims that she was severely burned by a defective Ninja Foodi® Pressure Cooker (Model #OP300-I07) that blew up when she opened the lid.

According to her lawsuit, she got the Ninja Foodi as a gift during the holiday season in 2021 and used it multiple times without any issues.

In January 2023, she was using it to make gumbo soup. The product is a multi-cooker with multiple settings, and on this occasion, she was using a non-pressurized setting called “sear” with the lid closed.

While using the non-pressurized settings, she needed to open the lid to add more ingredients during the cooking process. The lid was not releasing any pressure or steam and seemed to be working normally.

When she opened the lid, “she was immediately struck by boiling hot cooking liquid that spewed out from the pressurized Ninja Foodi,” according to her lawsuit. She was burned on her body and left arm:

“The liquid was at an extremely hot temperature and struck mostly on Ashley’s torso and forearm. As a result of this incident, she went to the hospital for treatment of 2nd and 3rd degree burns to her torso and left forearm.”

She claims that the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker was “defective” and “unreasonably dangerous.” She specifically accuses the manufacturer of failing to design the pressure cooker in a way that prevents the lid from opening while the contents of the pot are pressurized.

Her damages include medical expenses, loss of earnings and earning capacity, physical impairment, disfigurement, mental anguish, and physical pain and suffering.

The lawsuit was filed against SharkNinja Operating LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Sherman Division) — Case Number 4:24-cv-00836-SDJ.