NutriPot Pressure Cooker Lawsuit Update: Injuries, Recall Status, and Legal Options

Next Review: August 29, 2026

A product-liability lawsuit filed in June 2026 alleges that a NuWave Nutri-Pot Digital Pressure Cooker opened while still pressurized.

Public reporting identifies the case as Manoloff v. NuWave, LLC, No. 1:26-cv-06629, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiff reportedly alleges second- and third-degree burns requiring hospitalization, surgery, and a skin graft [2].

The reported Nutri-Pot case is an individual lawsuit, not a verified class action, MDL, coordinated proceeding, or public settlement program. Consumers with similar burn injuries may still request an individual legal review.

People who were burned after a Nutri-Pot opened or released hot contents should preserve the appliance, lid, gasket, valve, packaging, photos, purchase records, medical records, and retailer communications.

Quick Facts

• A June 2026 lawsuit alleges that a NuWave Nutri-Pot Digital Pressure Cooker opened while still pressurized.
• Public reporting identifies the case as Manoloff v. NuWave, LLC, No. 1:26-cv-06629.
• The plaintiff reportedly alleges severe second- and third-degree burns requiring hospitalization and skin graft treatment.
• No public CPSC recall specific to the NuWave Nutri-Pot pressure cooker has been identified in the cited sources.

Latest News & Updates on the NutriPot Pressure Cooker Lawsuit

June 2026

June 8, 2026 – AboutLawsuits reported that Tanieka Manoloff filed a product-liability lawsuit against NuWave LLC alleging that a NuWave Nutri-Pot pressure cooker opened while still pressurized, causing scalding-hot contents to spray onto her body. The report states that the complaint alleges severe second- and third-degree burns to the torso and breast, hospitalization, surgical treatment, and a skin graft procedure [1].

June 4, 2026 – Public reporting identifies the case as Manoloff v. NuWave, LLC, No. 1:26-cv-06629, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The same reporting states that the claims include strict liability, negligence, breach of express warranty, and breach of implied warranty theories [2].

February 2026

February 24, 2026 – CPSC warned consumers to stop using certain Gourmia pressure cookers because the lid can open while the cooker remains pressurized, causing hot contents to spray out and creating a serious burn hazard. This is not a Nutri-Pot warning, but it illustrates why pressurized lid-opening hazards receive serious regulatory attention [3].

October 2025

October 9, 2025 – CPSC announced Tempo USA’s recall of Ambiano electric pressure cookers because the lid can open before sufficient steam pressure has been released, allowing hot contents to escape and posing burn-injury risks. This recall involved a different pressure-cooker brand and should not be treated as a Nutri-Pot recall [4].

May 2025

May 1, 2025 – CPSC announced SharkNinja’s recall of Foodi OP300 Series Multi-Function Pressure Cookers because the pressure-cooking lid can be opened during use, allowing hot contents to escape and causing burn injuries. The SharkNinja recall involved different products, but it provides regulatory context for lid-opening hazards in pressure cookers [5].

What Is the NuWave Nutri-Pot Pressure Cooker?

The NuWave Nutri-Pot is an electric pressure cooker marketed for pressure cooking and related kitchen uses. Public reporting on the June 2026 lawsuit identifies the product as a NuWave Nutri-Pot Digital Pressure Cooker.

The lawsuit reportedly focuses on whether the cooker’s lid could be rotated and opened while the unit remained pressurized. The plaintiff alleges that the product’s safety system did not prevent pressurized opening during normal use.

NuWave has marketed Nutri-Pot pressure cookers with a “Sure-Lock” safety system, according to public reporting. Product labels, manuals, model numbers, purchase records, and photos should be reviewed before assuming a specific appliance is the same model involved in any lawsuit.

No public CPSC recall specific to the NuWave Nutri-Pot pressure cooker has been identified in the cited sources. Consumers should still check current CPSC, NuWave, retailer, and court records because recall and docket information can change.

Reported Risks or Injuries

The primary alleged risk is that the pressure-cooker lid can open while the unit is still pressurized. If that happens, hot liquid, steam, or food may be forcefully ejected from the appliance.

In the June 2026 case, the plaintiff reportedly alleges severe second- and third-degree burns to her torso and breast. Public reporting states that the alleged injuries required hospitalization, surgery, and a skin graft procedure.

Burn injuries from hot food, steam, or liquid can vary widely by temperature, contact time, body area, and medical response. Serious burns may require emergency care, wound cleaning, medication, hospitalization, surgery, skin grafting, scar care, or long-term follow-up.

Reported allegations should not be treated as proven facts unless established through admissions, court findings, settlement terms, or trial evidence. A consumer’s own claim depends on product identity, how the incident happened, medical documentation, and applicable law.

How Does the Problem Occur, and Who May Be Liable?

The alleged problem can occur when a pressure cooker opens before internal pressure has safely dissipated. Public reporting states that the Manoloff complaint alleges the lid could be rotated and opened while the cooker remained under pressure.

A legal investigation may examine the lid-locking mechanism, pressure-release system, gasket, valve, warning labels, instructions, user manual, prior complaints, product testing, marketing statements, retailer communications, and post-sale safety actions. These records may help determine whether the product design, manufacturing, instructions, warnings, or safety systems were adequate.

Potentially responsible parties may include NuWave LLC, manufacturers, component suppliers, distributors, retailers, online sellers, or other entities involved in designing, manufacturing, marketing, selling, or warning about the Nutri-Pot pressure cooker. Liability depends on product identity, incident facts, causation, injury evidence, damages, available defendants, and applicable state law.

A lawsuit filing does not automatically prove that any company is legally responsible for a specific injury. Each claim must be evaluated based on evidence, expert analysis, medical records, defenses, and the governing law.

Who May Be Affected?

Consumers may be affected if they used a NuWave Nutri-Pot pressure cooker that opened, released pressure, or ejected hot contents while being used. Household members or bystanders may also be affected if they were standing nearby when hot contents escaped.

People with severe burns may face medical bills, hospitalization, surgery, missed work, pain, scarring, disfigurement, and future treatment needs. Those losses should be documented through medical records, photographs, bills, wage records, and follow-up care instructions.

Product identity is especially important. Consumers should preserve the cooker, lid, gasket, valve, inner pot, power cord, packaging, purchase records, photos, videos, and any communications with NuWave or retailers.

Do I Qualify?

• Did a NuWave Nutri-Pot pressure cooker open, release pressure, or eject hot contents while it was still pressurized?
• Did you suffer medically documented burns, scarring, hospitalization, surgery, or other significant injuries?
• Can the appliance, lid, gasket, valve, packaging, photos, receipts, or model information be preserved?
• Did the incident occur within the filing deadline that applies in your state?

A legal review can help determine whether the product information, incident evidence, medical records, damages, and filing deadline support a potential claim.

Do I Have a NutriPot Pressure Cooker Lawsuit?

If you or a loved one suffered burn injuries after a Nutri-Pot pressure cooker opened or released hot contents while pressurized, you may have legal options. Contact Schmidt & Clark for a free case review.

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Important Legal Actions or Recalls

Pressure-Cooker Recall Background

Several other pressure-cooker products have faced CPSC recalls or warnings involving lids that may open while pressurized. Those events are not Nutri-Pot recalls, but they show that pressure-release and lid-locking hazards are a recognized product-safety concern.

Examples include CPSC’s 2026 Gourmia stop-use warning, the 2025 Ambiano pressure-cooker recall, and the 2025 SharkNinja Foodi pressure-cooker recall. Consumers should not use those events to assume that their Nutri-Pot claim is automatically valid, because each product and incident requires separate proof.

Potential Compensation

Potential compensation may include emergency care, hospitalization, burn treatment, surgery, skin grafting, wound care, medication, follow-up appointments, scar treatment, and future medical expenses.

Additional damages may include pain and suffering, lost wages, reduced earning capacity, disfigurement, emotional distress, household assistance, travel expenses, and out-of-pocket losses. The specific damages available depend on the injury, documentation, state law, causation evidence, and the facts of the claim.

Compensation amounts vary by case. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

Legal Process Overview

Step 1: Free case review. The review begins with the pressure-cooker model, purchase date, seller, incident description, burn location, medical treatment, and whether the appliance can be preserved. Photos, medical records, receipts, packaging, and witness information may help establish the basic facts.

Step 2: Investigation. The investigation may examine product identity, lid function, gasket condition, valve operation, pressure-release behavior, warnings, instructions, prior complaints, medical records, and available court filings. Attorneys may also review whether the incident matches allegations involving pressurized lid opening.

Step 3: Filing. A supported claim may allege defective design, manufacturing defects, inadequate warnings, negligence, breach of warranty, or other product-liability theories. Filing occurs only when the evidence and applicable law support a claim against one or more responsible parties.

Step 4: Discovery/negotiation. The parties may exchange product-design records, testing materials, complaint data, warnings, manuals, medical records, expert opinions, deposition testimony, and damages documentation. Negotiations may focus on product identity, causation, defect evidence, injury severity, medical expenses, lost income, and long-term effects.

Step 5: Resolution. A claim may resolve through settlement, dismissal, court ruling, or trial. The outcome depends on proof of product involvement, defect evidence, medical documentation, damages, defenses, available defendants, and applicable law.

Frequently Asked Questions About the NutriPot Pressure Cooker Lawsuit

What is the NutriPot Pressure Cooker Lawsuit?

The phrase refers to potential product-liability claims involving NuWave Nutri-Pot pressure cookers that allegedly opened or released hot contents while pressurized. Public reporting identifies a June 2026 individual lawsuit against NuWave LLC, but any consumer’s potential claim depends on their own facts and evidence.

Has a NutriPot Pressure Cooker Lawsuit been filed?

Yes, public reporting identifies Manoloff v. NuWave, LLC, No. 1:26-cv-06629, as a June 2026 federal product-liability lawsuit. The reported case involves individual injury allegations, not a verified class action or MDL.

What injuries are alleged in the NutriPot Pressure Cooker Lawsuit?

The plaintiff reportedly alleges severe second- and third-degree burns to the torso and breast. Public reporting states that the injuries required hospitalization, surgical treatment, and a skin graft.

Has the NuWave Nutri-Pot pressure cooker been recalled?

No public CPSC recall specific to the NuWave Nutri-Pot pressure cooker has been identified in the cited sources. Consumers should still check current CPSC, company, retailer, and court records because recall and litigation information can change.

What is the alleged Nutri-Pot pressure cooker defect?

The reported allegation is that the lid could be rotated and opened while the cooker remained under pressure. The plaintiff claims the safety system did not prevent pressurized opening during normal use.

Can I file a Nutri-Pot claim if I was burned?

Possibly. A legal review may consider whether the appliance was a Nutri-Pot, whether it opened or released contents while pressurized, whether medically documented burns occurred, and whether the claim is timely. Eligibility depends on the facts and applicable state law.

What evidence could support a Nutri-Pot pressure cooker case?

Helpful evidence may include the cooker, lid, gasket, valve, inner pot, packaging, model-number photos, receipts, incident photos, medical records, prescriptions, and witness information. Consumers should avoid repairing, altering, or discarding the appliance before a legal review.

Do other pressure-cooker recalls prove a Nutri-Pot defect?

No. Other pressure-cooker recalls and warnings may provide safety context, but they do not prove that a NuWave Nutri-Pot was defective in a specific case. Each claim depends on product identity, incident evidence, medical documentation, expert analysis, and applicable law.

References

1. https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/nuwave-pressure-cooker-lawsuit-safety-system-failure-severe-burns/
2. https://www.schmidtlaw.com/nutripot-pressure-cooker-burn-lawsuit/
3. https://www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/2026/CPSC-Warns-Consumers-to-Immediately-Stop-Using-Gourmia-Pressure-Cookers-Due-to-Serious-Burn-Hazard-Multiple-Burn-Injuries-Reported-Majority-Sold-at-Best-Buy
4. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Tempo-USA-Recalls-Ambiano-Electric-Pressure-Cookers-Due-to-Serious-Burn-Hazard-Multiple-Burn-Injuries-Reported-Sold-at-ALDI
5. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/SharkNinja-Recalls-1-8-Million-Foodi-Multi-Function-Pressure-Cookers-Due-to-Burn-Hazard-Serious-Burn-Injuries-Reported