Tristar Products Inc. and plaintiffs Ninfa and Jose Vasquez have reached a settlement in a products liability lawsuit filed in Brownsville, Texas. The lawsuit alleges that the plaintiffs were severely burned after a pressure cooker purchased from Tristar exploded on August 2, 2014. The plaintiffs allege they were using the pressure cooker for the first time to prepare pinto beans for a family dinner-following all instructions provided with the device-when the device suddenly exploded without warning. The explosion allegedly occurred after the device had been unplugged for two hours. Mrs. Vasquez was allegedly severely burned by the scalding hot contents and steam. The plaintiffs allege that Tristar failed to use reasonable care in designing and manufacturing the device and failed to adequately warn consumers of the device’s dangers, among other allegations.
Other consumers have also reported similar pressure cooker explosions according to SaferProducts.gov. For example, a recent lawsuit filed in Texas alleges that the plaintiff was rushed to the hospital after receiving severe burns from a Wolfgang Puck pressure cooker purchased on the Home Shopping Network. Additionally, an Illinois lawsuit filed in 2015 also targets the Wolfgang Puck pressure cooker.
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