At John K. Zaid & Associates, we’ve assisted victims with all different types of burn injuries, including injuries from pressure cookers. If you own a pressure cooker, you know that using it can save you substantial meal preparation time. What you may not know until it’s too late, however, is that these specially constructed cookers are extremely dangerous and are known to cause extremely serious injuries. Read on to learn more about what you should do next.
Over the years, hundreds of pressure cookers have unexpectedly exploded while in use, causing such horrific injuries as extensive burns, blindness, amputations and even death. These injuries have not been limited to the person preparing food, but also have injured nearby bystanders, including toddlers and young children. Other pressure cookers have caused electrocutions.
Recalled Pressure Cookers
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and manufacturers themselves have recalled many brands of pressure cookers, including the following, due to faulty seals and other defects:
- 3-Squares Tim3 Machin3 Cookers
- Alcan Pressure Cookers
- Double Insight Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
- Fagor America Cookers
- HSN Bella Cucina Zip Cookers
- HSN Ultrex-brand Pressure Cookers
- Manttra Pressure Cookers
- Maxi-Matic Cookers
- Maxi-Matic Pressure Cookers
- Power Pressure Cooker XL
- Tabletops Unlimited Cookers
- Tristar Products—Power Pressure Cooker XL
- Welbilt Electronic Pressure Cookers
- Wolfgang Puck Worldwide Cookers
Unfortunately, however, many consumers who own these defective pressure cookers never received a recall notice. Consequently, you may still be unwittingly using a recalled pressure cooker and subjecting yourself to risk of catastrophic injury. If you discover you own a recalled brand, dispose of it immediately and you may want to consider contacting a burn injury lawyer in Houston, TX.
Class Action Lawsuits
Numerous class action lawsuits have been filed across the country on behalf of people whose pressure cooker injured them or their loved ones against these and other pressure cooker manufacturers, including the following:
- Conair Corporation d/b/a Cuisinart (Cuisinart)
- Costway.com, Inc. (Costway)
- Fenca America. Inc (previously operating as Fagor America, Inc.) (Fagor EZ Lock)
- GROUPE SEB USA, INC. (Mirro)
- Instant Brands, Inc. (Instant Pot)
- MAXI-MATIC U.S.A., INC. (Elite Bistro)
- National Presto Industries, Inc. (Presto)
- Nuwave, LLC (NuWave)
- Sunbeam Products, Inc. (Crock Pot)
- Tabletops Unlimited, Inc. (Phillipe Richards)
- TTK Prestige Limited (Prestige Rise ‘n’ Time)
- Wolfgang Puck Enterprises, Inc. (Wolfgang Puck)
These lawsuits allege one or more of the following:
- Breach of express warranty
- Breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose
- Breach of implied warranty of merchantability
- Negligent products liability
- Strict products liability
If your pressure cooker unexpectedly exploded or otherwise caused injury to you or a family member, contact us at John K. Zaid & Associates to explore the possibility of joining one of these class action lawsuits or filing a lawsuit yourself against the manufacturer of your particular pressure cooker.
