SharkNinja Sued Again Over Alleged Exploding Pressure Cooker

Appliance maker SharkNinja Operating LLC was hit with a lawsuit alleging the company sold a defective pressure cooker that exploded and severely burned a woman.

Despite the company’s representations that the device has 14 safety features, the pressure cooker was defectively and negligently designed, according to the complaint filed April 2 in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Sydney Colvin says the lid of her “Foodi Deluxe TenderCrisp Pressure Cooker” unexpectedly exploded while she was cooking, causing the contents to fly out of the pot and burn her.

The cooker “failed to properly function as to ...