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• Best Buy Recalled Pressure Cooker Caused Severe Burn Injuries After Lid Safety Features Failed

  February 28, 2025

  Russell Maas

  A Minnesota woman has filed a pressure cooker lawsuit, claiming that her severe injuries caused by an exploding Best Buy Insignia pressure cooker could have been avoided if the manufacturer had issued a recall sooner.

• Fitbit Settlement Results in $12.25M CPSC Fine Over Failure To Report Smartwatch Burn Injuries

  January 30, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal regulators have agreed to a $12.25 million Fitbit settlement to resolve charges that a burn risk from the company’s Ionic smartwatches was not properly reported to authorities as required by law.

• QVC Oven Gloves Recalled Over Reports of Burn Injuries: CPSC

  December 6, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Federal safety officials have announced a QVC Temp-tations Oven Gloves recall, after receiving nearly 100 reports of burn injuries caused by insufficient heat protection.

• Maxi-Matic Pressure Cooker Explosion Caused Severe Burns, Hospitalization: Lawsuit

  November 26, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The product liability lawsuit indicates that an Ohio woman was severely burned and disfigured when the lid exploded off of a Maxi-Matic pressure cooker spontaneously, while the device was several feet away.

• CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using AILUKI Cordless Drills Sold on Amazon Over Fire, Explosion Risks

  October 25, 2024

  Russell Maas

  Defective lithium-ion battery packs may cause AILUKI cordless drills to overheat, catch on fire or explode, leading safety officials to warn consumers to immediately stop using the drills and unplug the battery packs.