Imagine the following scenario: you come home from work to cook some soup in your pressure cooker. You go to open its lid when the soup is ready, but the safety valve is faulty. Scalding hot soup explodes all over your body when you open the lid, causing third degree burns. You slip in the soup and fall, shattering your leg. Now you’re on the hook for massive medical bills and you can’t even go to work to make money to pay them.
Our pressure cooker explosion lawsuit attorneys can help you if you’ve suffered similar injuries. Call us today for a free consultation if you’ve been injured while pressure cooking using a kitchen appliance such as an Instant Pot pressure cooker. You may be entitled to financial compensation for your injuries through an Instant Pot lawsuit. We have been representing defective product victims since 1990.
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September 9, 2026 Update
A lawsuit filed on September 2 in Georgia by a Michigan woman alleges that her Crock-Pot pressure cooker exploded after malfunctioning during normal use, causing her to suffer severe burns on her body.
The lawsuit names Newell Brands Inc. and Sunbeam Products as defendants.
The lawsuit alleges the manufacturers knew the design was defective yet let the product stay on the market even though there was a risk of consumers being injured.
The lawsuit claims the woman was using the device on September 18, 2024 when its lid opened while the device was under pressure. The device then forcefully ejected hot liquid and food onto her body, allegedly causing severe burn injuries.
The lawsuit alleges that Sunbeam marketed the device as safe, representing that it had safeguards like sensors intended to prevent its lid from being removed while the device was under pressure. The company also maintained, allegedly, that once the pressure increased in the device, the lid couldn’t be opened until the pressure was released.
The lawsuit claims the device’s design was defective, allowing users to open its lid while the device was pressurized. It alleges that the defendants knew or should have known about this issue, yet kept selling the devices without addressing this risk adequately.
The lawsuit alleges the defendants have received over 100 reports involving similar incidents but didn’t warn consumers adequately.
What Compensation Is Available In An Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Lawsuit?
If you have been injured by a pressure cooker, you may qualify for financial compensation for many things, including:
Medical Bills
Pressure cooker accidents can cause injuries like severe burns. You might have already had these injuries treated and thus you’re already owing money in medical expenses. Your injuries might require future treatments which will lead to more bills as well. The defective pressure cooker lawyers at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers can help you recover compensation for any past or future medical bills associated with your pressure cooker accident.
Lost Wages
If you got hurt so bad in a pressure cooker accident that you’re unable to work temporarily, or if you need to take time off from work to have your injuries treated, Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers can help you recover financial compensation for your lost wages.
Loss Of Earning Capacity
If your pressure cooker injuries have hurt you so badly you’re unable to ever work again, or unable to ever work in the same field again, Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers can help you recover compensation for any loss or reduction of your earning capacity related to your pressure cooker accident.
Pain And Suffering
The burns that pressure cooker accidents can cause can lead to excruciating physical pain. They can also be disfiguring, and this disfigurement can cause great mental suffering. We can help recover money to compensate you for any pain and suffering caused by your pressure cooker accident.
Is There An Instant Pot Class Action Lawsuit?
Instant Pot class action lawsuits have been filed. However, it may not be in your best interest to join a class action lawsuit. You may be eligible to recover far more money by filing an individual lawsuit instead if you were injured in an Instant Pot accident.
The lawyers at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers can explain to you your options and whether you can make more money by filing an individual lawsuit or joining a class action lawsuit. We can file an individual lawsuit on your behalf or we can help you join a class action lawsuit.
Call us today for a free consultation to find out whether filing an individual lawsuit or joining a class action lawsuit is right for you.
Pressure Cooker Accidents
Instant Pot pressure cookers use steam and heat to cook food quickly with high pressure, creating delicious meals much more quickly than conventional cooking techniques. The temperature inside pressure cookers runs about 250 F and the steam it uses to cook foods quickly can be very dangerous especially when recommended cook times are exceeded.
Electric pressure cookers have been known to explode when their gasket, seal, lid, vent or lock is faulty. Victims of these explosions have suffered disfigurement, broken bones, concussions, blindness, amputations, burns and damage to their homes.
We never collect a fee for our recovery. Contact us today by calling us, texting us from this page or completing the contact form on this page. A member of our law firm will immediately contact you for a free case evaluation. You could be eligible to a financial recovery in a defective pressure cooker lawsuit.
Instant Pot Explosions
Can Instant Pots explode? Pressure cookers usually don’t explode under normal conditions. In fact, most electric pressure cooker devices have adequate safety features. However, some of these popular kitchen appliances are defective. Defective pressure cookers can explode under normal conditions. Inadequate steam venting, defective gaskets that let the cooker be opened under high pressure and inadequate seals regarding a pressure cooker’s lid can lead to an Instant Pot explosion or lead to Instant Pot accidents.
Strict liability claims based on a defective, exploding Instant Pot can be based on manufacturing defects or design defects.
Manufacturing defects are defects in the manufacturing process. This is usually a one-off issue; other pressure cookers of the same model typically don’t have the same issue. An example of this would be an improperly molded gasket. Individual samples of many Instant Pot models may have a manufacturing defect.
Design defects, however, happen in all cookers of the same model because the design itself is flawed. It generally needs to be proven that a product you’re claiming has a design defect posed a foreseeable risk when manufactured and used as intended.
Strict liability claims do not require negligence to be established, but negligence can also be a factor in pressure cooker lawsuits. Defendants can be found negligent in pressure cooker lawsuits when the following elements are proven:
- Injury: The plaintiff was injured by the defective pressure cooker.
- Causation: The breach of duty directly caused the injury to the plaintiff.
- Duty: The defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care.
- Breach: The defendant breached this duty of care by distributing a defective pressure cooker.
One can recover many types of damages in a pressure cooker lawsuit, including medical bills, ER room treatment, disfigurement, surgery bills, loss of enjoyment, scarring, pain and suffering, mental anguish and loss of consortium. Those who think they may be eligible for financial compensation in defective pressure cooker lawsuits should call Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers today for a free consultation.
Recalled Pressure Cooker Brands
Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers is actively retaining victims of recalled pressure cookers. We represent those who have been injured by many recalled brands of pressure cookers, including but not limited to:
- ALDI Chef’s Collection
- Bella Cucina “Zip Cooker”
- Bistro
- Blusmart
- Breville
- Cook’s Essentials
- Crockpot
- Crofton
- Cuisinart
- Double Insight
- Elite Bistro
- Elite Platinum
- Fagor America
- Farberware
- Ginny’s
- Insignia (Best Buy)
- Instant Pot by Instant Brands
- Manttra
- Maxi-Matic
- Ninja Foodi
- Nutri-Pot
- NuWave
- Philippe Richard
- Power Pressure Cooker XL
- Prestige
- Pressure cookers sold on QVC, including model PC501
- Sensio (Cooks, Crux, Bella)
- Tabletops Unlimited
- Tristar, including models PPC770, PPC780, PPC790, TRI6 and WAL1
- Ultrex-Brand
- Vasconia
- Wolfgang Puck
If you own a pressure cooker from any of these brands, you should check to make sure it hasn’t been recalled here.
Injuries Which Might Be Caused By Instant Pot Pressure Cookers
Pressure cooker manufacturing defects may cause pressure cookers to malfunction while they are being used properly, potentially causing them to explode. When liquid is ejected from an exploding pressure cooker, it can end up all over the whole room and anyone in the room. This can cause anyone who comes into contact with the hot food to be burned, sometimes severely. Those who are injured by pressure cooker accidents might seek medical treatment for many injuries, including:
- Burns (including second degree burns and third degree burns)
- Concussions
- Eye injuries such as blindness or loss of vision
- Shrapnel injuries, such as broken bones or cuts
- Brain injuries
- Blood loss
- Infection
- Disfigurement
- Scarring
Those who are injured by pressure cookers probably don’t expect to be injured by them before their injuries occur. They turn the unit on, prepare their food, and are suddenly left with painful, severe injuries, all because they simply used a product as intended. Negligent product makers sell defective products all the time, but this doesn’t mean you have to tolerate the consequences. Call us today so we can help you stand against the injustices of negligent product manufacturers. We can help you hold the pressure cooker accountable for their negligence, setting a positive example that other companies can follow.
Instant Pot Safety Features
Instant Pots have many different safety features which help stop explosions from happening. However, explosions may occur when manufacturing defects lead to these safety features failing. These safety features include:
Pressure Control
Instant Pots have an automatic pressure controller. This controller make sure that pressure remains at a safe range.
Safety Lock Lid
This lid prevents users from accidentally opening their pressure cooker while the cooker is under pressure. The lid also has a sensor which monitors if the lid has a leak or is positioned in an unsafe manner.
Anti-Blockage
Anti-bloockage stops debris and food from blocking a vent. If a vent gets blocked, it could trap steam, causing pressure to grow to an unsafe level.
Temperature Control
Instant Pots use automatic temperature control. This regulates the temperature. The temperature is regulated based on what kind of food is in the unit. The devices also have high temperature sensors which help to prevent food from being burned. When the devices’ internal temperature grows too high, a fuse cuts off the power for safety reasons.
Pressure Cookers And Burn Injuries
There were 39 cases of pressure cooker-associated ER visits in 2008, according to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. 17 of those involved pressure cooker explosions or liquids bursting from the pot.
Pressure cooker injuries can include mild to very severe burns, scarring, scalds, disfigurement, bleeding, cuts and scrapes, eye injuries and traumatic brain injuries. Broken bones can occur due to slips on spilled liquids.
A two-year-old girl in Florida once needed to have her leg amputated due to severe burns caused by an exploding pressure cooker.
If you or a loved one has been injured by an exploding pressure cooker device such as an Instant Pot, immediately contact Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers now for a free consultation.
Why Did My Pressure Cooker Explode?
A pressure cooker uses heat to boil liquids and allows steam to build up as the pressure increases. Most temperatures inside pressure cookers will run around 40º hotter than the boiling-point of water (212ºF). If a vent, lid, seal, gasket or lock is faulty and fails, a disastrous explosion could happen.
Pressure Cooker Safety Tips
- Before cooking, check your equipment.
- Don’t overfill the cooker.
- Use enough liquid.
- Take care when cooking foods that froth.
- Don’t pressure fry.
- Release pressure in a safe way.
- Clean the cooker properly.
Is There A Time Limit To File A Pressure Cooker Lawsuit?
There is a time limit to file a pressure cooker lawsuit. This time limit is known as a statute of limitations. The time limit is different from state to state.
Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers is familiar with the statute of limitations regarding personal injury lawsuits like pressure cooker lawsuits in all 50 states. Call us today to find out what the time limit is for filing a pressure cooker lawsuit in your state.
In fact, calling us today lets us have as much time as possible to build a convincing case on your behalf and make sure that any necessary paperwork is filed in time. Call us today for a free consultation.
Pressure Cooker Lawyers
Our aggressive, battle-tested lawyers have been representing clients since 1990 and operate on a contingency fee basis so there is never any cost to you for their services. Our no fee promise means we only charge you a fee (a small percentage of your recovery) if we obtain a recovery for you.
Call us today if you or a loved one was injured by a defective pressure cooker.
Instant Pot Lawsuit Updates
August 19, 2026 Update
A lawsuit filed on August 11 in Massachusetts by a California man alleges that his Ninja Foodi pressure cooker exploded while being used in a normal and intended manner, leading to him being sprayed with scalding hot food and liquid which left him with severe burns over substantial portions of his body.
The lawsuit names SharkNinja Operating LLC as the defendant.
The lawsuit alleges that SharkNinja knew its device was defective, but failed to recall it or properly warn consumers about safety risks in order to place profit over the safety and health over consumers.
The lawsuit claims he was using a Ninja Foodi TenderCrisp Pressure Cooker to make food on August 12, 2024 and attempted to open the device after the cooking cycle finished. This allegedly caused the lid to blow off and spray hot steam, food and liquid across his arms, chest and hands.
The lawsuit alleges that the device’s manual states its lid will lock when the unit becomes pressurized and stay locked until that pressure is released. However, the lawsuit alleges the lid can be opened while the device is still pressurized.
The man claims to have suffered painful, significant injuries requiring medical treatment as well as causing mental anguish and physical pain.
The lawsuit alleges the company knew or should have known about this defect based on other explosions of pressure cookers allegedly involving the same design, warning and manufacturing problems.
The lawsuit claims that economically feasible alternative designs may have prevented the lid from detaching while the device was under pressure, and claims that the defect wasn’t consistent with the safety certification of the product as SharkNinja represented.
August 12, 2026 Update
The manufacturers of Crock Pot pressure cookers reached a settlement in order to resolve a lawsuit filed by the mother of a child doused with scalding hot liquid, suffering severe burns after a pressure cooker unexpectedly exploded.
The lawsuit named Newell Brands Inc. and Sunbeam Products Inc. as defendants, accusing them of distributing and producing a defective device prone to exploding.
The lawsuit indicated the woman was using the device as directed in October 2019 when it exploded suddenly, ejecting scalding hot liquid as well as steam onto her daughter, leading to severe facial burns which permanently disfigured the child.
The Crock-Pot Express Multicooker device was recalled around one year after this incident, with the recall warning that its lid may detach suddenly while the appliance was being used, posing a burn hazard.
The case went to trial in late May in Florida and was still going on when the settlement got announced.
Details of the settlement are being kept confidential currently, so the payout amount isn’t available to the public.
August 4, 2026 Update
A lawsuit filed in Texas on July 23 by a Texas woman alleges that the woman suffered severe injuries after scalding liquid and other contents were ejected by an Instant Pot electric pressure cooker onto her after the device’s advertised safety features failed.
The lawsuit names Corelle Brands LLC, Instant Brands Inc. and Instant Brands LLC as defendants.
The lawsuit claims the device has a defective design which lets the lid get opened while the device is still under pressure.
According to the lawsuit, the woman was utilizing an Instant Pot Duo Nova 60 Pressure Cooker on July 18, 2021 when its safety features failed, letting the lid get released while the device’s contents inside were still under pressure.
Scalding hot contents were allegedly ejected from the device onto her when she opened its lid, leading to substantial, serious damages and bodily injury.
The lawsuit points out that the product is advertised as possessing pressure locking lids which should make sure the lid stays in place while pressurized.
The lawsuit alleges that Instant Brands knew or should have known of the defect, yet places profit over safety, concealing or ignoring its knowledge of the defect while selling the product.
July 1, 2026 Update
A lawsuit filed on June 30 in Illinois by an Illinois man alleges that the man suffered severe burns because a design defect in a Farberware pressure cooker let him open the device’s lid while it was still under pressure, leading to scalding hot liquid and food erupting onto him.
Walmart, the seller and manufacturer of the device, was named as the defendant.
The device which allegedly injured the man was a Farberware 7-in-1 pressure cooker. It is exclusively sold by Walmart.
Walmart advertises the device as having a safety mechanism which prevents the cooker from being opened while under pressure. However, the lawsuit alleges this safety mechanism failed, leading to serious injuries.
The complaint claims the man was using the device in August 2024 when its safety lock failed, allowing him to open the device’s lid while the device was under pressure, leading to a pressure cooker explosion which caused second and first-degree burns to his abdomen and permanent scarring.
The lawsuit alleges Walmart knew or should have known about this design defect because dozens of consumers have made similar complaints.
May 18, 2026 Update
A lawsuit filed on May 6 in New York by a Washington woman alleges that scalding hot contents sprayed onto a woman’s body after the lid of a Gourmia pressure cooker opened while the unit was pressurized.
The lawsuit names The Steelstone Group LLC as the defendant.
The lawsuit claims that the defendant knew or should have known the lid’s locking system was defective.
The complaint indicates that the defendant ignored reports regarding similar incidents and kept on selling the product without design changes or adequate warnings, even after a safety warning was issued by federal regulators, telling consumers to discard and stop using the devices.
The lawsuit alleges that the woman was able to rotate and remove the lid of the device while it was cooking and pressurized, causing hot food, scalding steam and boiling liquid to spew all over her.
The complaint claims the woman suffered disfiguring, life-altering and serious injuries.
February 27, 2026
Federal safety officials have warned consumers to stop using some Gourmia pressure cookers purchased at Best Buy following reports that lids may open while units are still pressurized, leading to scalding hot food and liquid ejecting onto people.
The warning was issued on February 24 by the CPSC after five reports were filed of incidents which involved hot contents being forcefully expelled. Four severe burn injuries were reported.
The warning impacts about 43,500 Gourmia devices, model GPC625. These devices were made in China and were sold at retailers including Best Buy from 2017 to 2020 for $50 to $80.
Like many pressure cookers, these units have float valves which rise when the devices are pressurized and drop when the pressure has been fully released, which signals it’s safe to have the lid opened. However, these Gourmia models have their float valves inside the handle so they’re not easily visible. Safety officials have warned that this can lead to confusion and consumers believing the pressure is gone when it isn’t, increasing risks that hot contents are expelled after sudden lid release.
Also, the Gourmia models have incorrect volume markings, which may lead to users overfilling devices, leading to hot contents being ejected when cookers are vented or opened while they are pressurized.
The CPSC is urging consumers to stop using these devices immediately and dispose of the devices.
January 20, 2026 Update
A lawsuit filed on January 13 in Illinois by an Illinois woman alleges that she suffered severe injuries which needed medical treatment because a pressure cooker which was Farberware-branded and sold via Walmart exploded while being used normally.
The lawsuit names Walmart Inc. as the defendant.
The lawsuit alleges that the device malfunctioned, forcefully expelling scalding contents, leaving the woman with permanent, painful burn injuries.
The lawsuit claims that the device’s design is defective because it can be opened while its internal pressure remains at levels which are dangerous.
The lawsuit alleges that inadequate warnings were provided, alleging that consumers weren’t adequately informed about the risk of the cooker malfunctioning and causing severe burns.
The lawsuit claims that Walmart did not make sure the product met safety standards prior to offering it for sale, arguing that the company should be held liable for selling the unreasonably dangerous device.
November 6, 2025 Update
A lawsuit was filed on November 3 in Colorado by a Colorado woman who alleges that Amazon sold her a defective Instant Pot pressure cooker which led to her suffering severe burn injuries.
The lawsuit names Amazon as the sole defendant.
The lawsuit indicates the woman purchased the device about one week following Instant Brands filing for bankruptcy protection.
The lawsuit alleges that she bought the device because of advertising that said the product had safety features, including a lid locking mechanism and overheat protection.
However, the lawsuit alleges that, while using the device as intended, the woman was able to open the device’s lid while the pressure cooker was under pressure, leading to scalding hot contents exploding, leading to severe burn injuries.
September 18, 2025 Update
A lawsuit was filed on August 28 in Arkansas by a Michigan woman who alleges that a pressure cooker sold at Walmart exploded, causing her to become severely burned when scalding hot contents sprayed her.
The lawsuit names Walmart as a defendant, indicating that the Farberware 7-in-1 programmable pressure cooker has a defective design which caused her to be injured.
The lawsuit alleges that the explosion happened while she was removing the device’s lid, with the belief that the contents of the device weren’t under pressure any longer. The lawsuit claims that Walmart marketed the device as being safe from such an explosion, with claims that the lid can’t be removed while the device is under pressure.
The lawsuit alleges that Walmart knew or should have known that the device’s safety features were not effective, yet failed to recall the device, add adequate safety features or warn consumers about safety risks.
August 1, 2025 Update
Sunbeam has challenged a $9 million verdict that a jury returned in a Crockpot Multi-Cooker lawsuit, claiming that the jurors were unfairly shown images of injuries that other users of the device suffered – those users weren’t parties to the case.
The lawsuit was originally brought in June 2023, naming Target Corporation, Newell Brands, Inc. and Sunbeam Products as defendants. The lawsuit alleged that the plaintiff suffered burn injuries after her Crock-Pot Express Multi-Cooker exploded when its lid came off while the device was still pressurized.
The woman allegedly suffered burn injuries covering 13 percent of her body, requiring skin grafts. The woman also allegedly suffered damaged sweat glands, making it hard for her to regulate her body temperature.
The plaintiff, in December, was awarded $55.5 million by a Colorado jury. Then, in May, a U.S. District Judge reduced the award, citing a Colorado cap on non-economic damages, to about $9 million.
Now, attorneys for the manufacturer are arguing that it was inappropriate for the plaintiff’s lawyers to show the jury videos and photos of other victims of pressure cooker explosions, indicating the images weren’t previously submitted as evidence, and that they prejudiced the jury.
The defendants are also arguing that the jury shouldn’t have been told a Crock-Pot recall happened 18 months later following similar incidents, claiming said recall wasn’t relevant to issues before the jury.
The defendants are arguing that showing the pictures to the jury triggered what they called a “reptile response,” causing the jury’s brains to focus on danger and survival responses rather than sound judgment. They also argued that the jury shouldn’t have been shown a testing video done by Sunbeam employees, which involved the lid exploding, and that some of the plaintiff’s expert witness testimony should have been excluded by the court.
The plaintiffs have filed a response to the defendants’ motion, saying they were allowed by the court to show the images during opening arguments, and let the jury know they weren’t to be considered to be evidence. They also argued that no precedent exists under which the recall of the Crock-Pot devices could be excluded as evidence.
June 30, 2025 Update
A lawsuit was filed in Wisconsin on May 21 by an Ohio woman who claims she suffered substantial, serious burn injuries after the lid of her Royal Prestige Pressure Cooker blew off, ejecting scalding hot liquid and food onto her.
The lawsuit alleges that while the pressure cooker is advertised to contain four safety mechanisms which lock its lid and keep users safe, the lid unexpectedly and suddenly ejected off of the pot.
The lawsuit alleges that the device was negligently and defectively designed, as it failed to stop the lid from opening while the device was pressurized.
The lawsuit alleges that Hy Cite Enterprises failed to warn about safety risks and failed to recall the device despite it being dangerously defective.
June 15, 2025 Update
A lawsuit was filed on May 15 in Minnesota by a Minneapolis woman who alleges she experienced severe burn injuries when her Crock Pot Express pressure cooker exploded.
The lawsuit alleges that Newell Brands, Inc. and Sunbeam Products, Inc. marketed and released a dangerous product, overstating how effective safety measures were which were supposed to protect users.
The lawsuit alleges the woman unknowingly lifted the device’s lid while its contents were still pressurized, something that safety features were designed to prevent. Because of this, she got sprayed with scalding hot contents, leading to substantial, serious burns, according to the lawsuit.
February 28, 2025 Update
A lawsuit was filed on February 5 in Minnesota by a Minnesota woman alleging she suffered severe burns after she was able to remove a Best Buy pressure cooker’s lid while its contents were still under pressure, despite assurances from the manufacturer that such an incident would be prevented by the device’s safety features.
The lawsuit alleges that scalding hot contents sprayed all over the woman after she opened the Insignia 6 Qt Multi-Function Pressure Cooker, Model Number NS-MC60SS9, while its contents were under pressure.
December 2, 2024 Update
An Ohio woman filed a lawsuit on November 20 in Michigan, alleging that she received severe burns after a Maxi-Matic pressure cooker’s lid suddenly exploded, spraying the woman with scalding hot food.
The lawsuit alleges the device was defectively manufactured and designed, and lacked important safety features which should have stopped the lid from opening while the device’s contents were still under pressure.
The lawsuit indicates the woman was cooking turkey legs in the pressure cooker when it exploded. The lawsuit claims that she was standing several feet away from the device, not touching it, when it exploded, ejecting boiling hot food onto her foot, torso, shoulders, arms, neck and face, severely burning her and necessitating a visit to the trauma bay of an emergency room.
The woman’s burns were allegedly so severe that the emergency room couldn’t treat her and she had to be sent to a burn center at a different hospital.
The lawsuit alleges she suffered third- and second-degree burns, leading to permanent disfigurement and scars, necessitating numerous follow-up visits to a burn center.
October 9, 2024 Update
A lawsuit was filed by a Texas woman in Texas on September 19 alleging that the woman was severely burned by her Ninja Foodi pressure cooking exploding as its lid was removed. The lawsuit claims the device did not have adequate safety features and did not provide vital warnings which indicated its contents were under pressure.
The lawsuit alleges that the woman was preparing gumbo in the device in January 2023 when she set the device to “sear,” a setting she indicates is non-pressurized. However, when the woman went to add additional ingredients, she alleges she discovered the contents were actually under pressure.
The lawsuit alleges that as she removed the pot’s lid, she was immediately covered in boiling hot liquid which spewed from he pressurized device, covering her torso and forearm. The lawsuit claims she was left with 2nd and 3rd degree burns.
August 14, 2024 Update
A lawsuit has been filed against Amazon by a Texas woman who claims the online retailer sold her a defective, unreasonably dangerous Instant Pot. The pressure cooker allegedly sprayed scalding hot contents all over her after exploding while its lid was removed, which shouldn’t have been allowed to happen due to its advertised safety features.
The complaint alleges that less than one month after purchasing the device on Amazon, the device let her rotate as well as open its lid while she wasn’t aware its contents were under pressure, leading to an explosion which forcefully ejected scalding hot contents onto her, causing substantial and serious burns.
The lawsuit notes that while Instant Brands is going through bankruptcy and thus an automatic stay on lawsuits filed against them has been imposed, Amazon should also end up being held liable for selling her a dangerous product.
The lawsuit alleges that the product is advertised as being able to prevent users from opening the units while the units are in use.
July 13, 2024 Update
A lawsuit has been filed against Target by a Minnesota woman who alleges Target sold her a pressure cooker made by Instant Pot with a defective design which caused it to explode and severely burn her after its safety features failed to prevent its lid from being removed before the device was depressurized.
The lawsuit seeks damages from Midea America Corp and Target.
The lawsuit alleges that the woman was able to rotate as well as open the lid to the Instant Pot Duo Crisp while the device was under pressure, causing the device to explode and forcefully eject its scalding hot contents all over her, causing substantial, serious burns.
June 23, 2024 Update
A lawsuit was filed in May in New Mexico by a New Mexico man who claims that an Instant Pot DUO Pressure Cooker burned him. The lawsuit names Midea America Corp. and Amazon as defendants.
According to the lawsuit, he purchased the pressure cooker on Amazon in 2017, then, in 2022, was severely burned after being able to open its lid while the device was still under pressure, leading to the scalding-hot contents of the device exploding out of the pressure cooker.
The lawsuit alleges the device was negligently and defectively manufactured and designed because it failed to prevent its lid from being removed while its contents were hot and under pressure.
June 10, 2024 Update
A lawsuit filed in Louisiana alleges a man suffered burns due to a defectively, negligently manufactured and designed Aldi Ambiano 9-in-1 Programmable Pressure Cooker.
The lawsuit alleges the man was burned in February 2023 when his pressure cooker exploded. The man alleges this happened because the device’s safety features failed. These safety features are designed to make sure the lid of the pressure cooker stays in place while the device is pressurized.
May 30, 2024 Update
A lawsuit was filed on May 13 alleging that a mother and son were seriously burned by an Insignia 8-Quart Multi-Function Pressure Cooker.
The lawsuit, which was filed against Best Buy, claims a defective pressure cooker seriously burned a Louisiana mother and her 7-year-old son.
The unit was recalled in October 2023 just months after the incident occurred.
The recall states that incorrect volume markings on the inner pot can lead to consumers overfilling pots, which may lead to hot liquid and foods being ejected when cookers are vented with quick release methods or opened while contents are under pressure, posing burn hazards to users.
The lawsuit argues the pressure cooker is defective since users can open its lid while it is under pressure, leading to dangerously hot liquid and food getting ejected from the pot.
May 26, 2024 Update
A lawsuit filed by an Ohio woman on May 20 in Ohio alleges that the woman was severely burned when her GoWise pressure cooker’s locking pins did not keep its lid closed while its contents were pressurized.
The lawsuit alleges the pressure cooker was unreasonably dangerous and defective because it did not include safety features which should have prevented the woman from removing its lid while the contents were under pressure and hot, leading to scalding hot liquid being forcefully and suddenly ejected.
The woman alleges she was severely burned in July 2022 after thinking the cooker was done cooking and had released all its steam, letting her open the device by rotating its lid. However, the cooker still had intense pressure inside of it.
The woman claims she believed statements made by the manufacturer that the cooker’s lid can’t be removed while the cooker is under pressure.
The lawsuit alleges that the incident happened because the manufacturers failed to redesign the cooker despite safer, economical alternative designs being available.
April 16, 2024 Update
A lawsuit was filed in Florida by a Florida woman on April 2 alleging that she suffered disfiguring, severe burns due to the lid of a Ninja Foodie pressure cooker blowing off unexpectedly. The lawsuit claims that the device is defective and unreasonably dangerous for its intended use.
The lawsuit claims that while the pressure cooker was cooking food, its lid suddenly and unexpectedly blew off explosively, forcefully ejecting the cooker’s contents onto the woman, causing disfiguring, severe burns.
Most pressure cooker lawsuits these days seem to allege that safety features intended to prevent the lid from being removed while the contents are under pressure fail, allowing users to remove the lid while the contents are under pressure, resulting in explosions which cause burns. This lawsuit is different in that the plaintiff did not attempt to remove the lid, but rather the lid exploded off on its own.
April 9, 2024 Update
A lawsuit has been filed by a Georgia woman in Georgia on March 29 which alleges that Instant Pot pressure cookers have defective designs, containing safety features which fail to prevent their lids from being removed when the contents are under pressure.
The lawsuit alleges the woman suffered from severe burn injuries after her Instant Pot exploded. The lawsuit claims that despite safety features which were supposed to prevent this, she was capable of rotating and opening the lid while the cooker’s contents were under pressure, resulting an explosion that doused her with hot food, causing serious burn injuries.
March 23, 2024 Update
A couple from Washington has filed a lawsuit alleging that a Crock Pot brand pressure cooker exploded, spraying the couple with scalding hot food which severely burned them.
The lawsuit alleges that the pressure cooker’s safety features failed, allowing the device’s lid to be removed while the device’s contents were still under pressure.
The lawsuit alleges that one of the plaintiffs suffered disfiguring, severe injuries to her hands and chest, and that the other plaintiff suffered burns to his arm.
March 17, 2024 Update
A lawsuit filed on March 14 in Alabama claims that scalding hot food burst out of an Alabama woman’s Instant Pot unexpectedly, burning her.
She alleges the food was explosively ejected from the pressure cooker, causing long-term disfigurement.
The lawsuit alleges that while the pressure cooker’s design should prevent users from lifting the lid while the contents are under pressure, the woman was able to rotate and open the lid of the Instant Pot while its contents were hot and under pressure, causing the food to burst out and cover her body, burning it.
The lawsuit argues the pressure cooker was defective, negligently designed, and is seeking compensation for future, present and past emotional and physical pain.
March 9, 2024 Update
A lawsuit filed in New Jersey alleges that an Instant Pot’s defective design caused its lid to come off while its hot contents remained under pressure, leading to a pressure cooker explosion which seriously burned a Kentucky man. The lawsuit alleges the man opened its lid, thinking the pressure was already released, and his Instant Pot’s contents exploded all over him. The lawsuit alleges that despite the manufacturer advertising safety mechanisms which were supposed to prevent the lid from opening while its contents were under pressure, he was still able to rotate and subsequently remove the lid even though the Instant Pot’s contents were still pressurized.
February 19, 2024 Update
A lawsuit alleges that a California man was seriously burned by a Sensio Bella pressure cooker, a pressure cooker which was recalled in August 2023 after reports that similar injuries happened when their lids exploded open with hot, pressurized contents inside, causing hot food to spray forcefully onto unsuspecting consumers. The lawsuit alleges that the pressure cooker was defective and unreasonably dangerous because its safety features did not prevent its lid from opening by itself during use.
When the pressure cookers were recalled in August 2023, the recall affected almost 900,000 units, and there had been 63 or more explosion reports at the time.
September 29, 2023 update
On September 29, 2023, a lawsuit was filed in Louisiana alleging that Walmart sold a defective Farberware pressure cooker which exploded, causing a Louisiana woman to be seriously burned. The lawsuit claims that the woman released the device’s pressure valve and went to remove its lid, and that the device then exploded, spraying hot steam and liquid across her body. The lawsuit alleges that the device’s safety features were inadequate to prevent the device from exploding when used as intended or in a reasonably foreseeable manner.
September 8, 2023 update
On September 8, 2023, a lawsuit was filed alleging that a Crock-Pot pressure cooker exploded when a woman opened its lid while its contents were still pressurized, causing the woman to be severely burned on her abdomen, breasts and chest. The woman allegedly has been permanently disfigured and is allegedly now physically impaired. The lawsuit claims the lid would be unable to be removed if the product had safety features which were adequate.
August 16, 2023 update
On August 16, a lawsuit was filed in California alleging that a woman was seriously burned after the lid of her pressure cooker, a Ninja Foodi, unexpectedly blew off, spraying hot food all over her body. The lawsuit alleges the woman was left with disfiguring, severe burns.
July 1, 2023 Update
In June 2023, Instant Pot manufacturer Instant Brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
April 1, 2023 Update
In March 2023, a lawsuit was filed in Alabama claiming that an Alabama man suffered substantial, serious burns when he was able to open and rotate an Instant Pot’s lid while its contents were still pressurized. Scalding hot food was allegedly sprayed all over the man’s body when this occurred. The lawsuit alleges that the Instant Pot’s safety features failed.
February 1, 2023 Update
In January 2023, a lawsuit was filed in Indiana claiming that substantial, serious burn injuries occurred when an Instant Pot Duo Nova exploded after its safety features failed, allowing the lid to be removed while the pressure cooker’s contents were still pressurized. The plaintiff alleges he was burned over large sections of his body and has suffered permanent injuries.
August 1, 2022 Update
In July 2022, a lawsuit was filed in Tennessee alleging that a Tennessee man suffered severe burns after hot food was forcefully ejected onto his body by an Instant Pot Pro Crisp Multi-Use Pressure Cooker and Air Fryer. The lawsuit claims that the cooker’s safety features failed, allowing its lid to be removed while steam and pressure were still built up inside the Instant Pot.
May 1, 2022 Update
In April 2022, a lawsuit was filed in Alabama alleging that an Alabama man was injured after scalding hot food was forcefully ejected from an Instant Pot. The lawsuit claims the device’s safety features failed, allowing its lid to be removed while the contents of the device were still under pressure. The lawsuit claims the man suffered substantial, severe burn injuries.
