Table of contents
- Latest Crock-Pot Pressure Cooker Lawsuit Updates
- April 1, 2026: Judge Denies Bid to Overturn the Perez Verdict
- June 27, 2025: Companies Ask for a New Trial
- May 29, 2025: Court Reduces the Award Under Colorado Limits
- December 13, 2024: Jury Finds for Georgina Perez
- September 29, 2023: Court Rules on Newell’s Role as Manufacturer
- May 28, 2021: Georgina Perez Files Suit
- November 24, 2020: CPSC Announces the Recall
- January 7, 2020: Rife Class Action Filed
- What Is the Crock-Pot Pressure Cooker Problem?
- Who May Be Affected?
- Reported Injuries or Damages
- Recall and Regulatory Background
- Evidence to Preserve
- Filing Deadlines
- Potential Compensation
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Where Do I Find the Date Code on My Crock-Pot Pressure Cooker?
- How Do I Get a Replacement Lid for My Crock-Pot Pressure Cooker?
- Can I Still Use a Recalled Crock-Pot for Slow Cooking?
- What Does the Research Say About Pressure Cooker Burns?
- Is There a Crock-Pot Pressure Cooker Settlement?
The Crock-Pot 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-Cooker, Model SCCPPC600-V1, can pressurize when its lid is not fully locked. The lid can then suddenly detach and eject hot food, causing burns.
A federal jury in Colorado found for a burned user in Perez v. Sunbeam Products. The court later reduced the award to $9,107,464.58. A class action, Rife v. Sunbeam Products, was filed in January 2020.
No MDL has been formed. The recall remedy is a replacement lid, and slow cooking and sauteing are still allowed according to the agency. The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled about 914,430 units in November 2020.
Latest Crock-Pot Pressure Cooker Lawsuit Updates
April 1, 2026: Judge Denies Bid to Overturn the Perez Verdict
A Colorado federal judge denied the bid by Sunbeam and Newell to upend the almost $9 million verdict, Law360 reported [1].
Perez is an individual burn lawsuit over a Crock-Pot multi-cooker. The judge said none of their arguments show the jury was wrong to side with her.
June 27, 2025: Companies Ask for a New Trial
Sunbeam Products and Newell Brands asked for a new trial, Law360 reported [2]. They argued the plaintiff’s attorneys committed misconduct aimed at using “Reptile Theory” to inflame the jury.
This is the companies’ argument alone. The motion came in the individual burn case in Colorado federal court, after the damages order.
May 29, 2025: Court Reduces the Award Under Colorado Limits
The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado ordered Sunbeam to pay $1,677,695.22 in actual damages and $1,677,695.22 in exemplary damages in its May 29, 2025 order [3].
The order applied Colorado’s damages limits. It required Newell to pay $2,876,037.07 in actual damages and $2,876,037.07 in exemplary damages, replacing the jury’s larger award.
December 13, 2024: Jury Finds for Georgina Perez
A federal jury in Colorado found for Georgina Perez on defective-product and negligence claims after a five-day trial. VitalLaw reported awards totaling $55.5 million before the statutory reduction [4].
The jury assigned fault of 10% to Perez, 27% to Sunbeam and 63% to Newell. Trial began on December 9, 2024.
September 29, 2023: Court Rules on Newell’s Role as Manufacturer
In Document 84, the court found a genuine dispute of fact whether Newell is a “manufacturer” of the Multi-Cooker under Colorado law [5]. It denied that part of Newell’s summary-judgment motion.
Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer granted the motion in part and denied it in part. Newell is the parent company of Sunbeam Products.
May 28, 2021: Georgina Perez Files Suit
Georgina Perez filed her complaint against Sunbeam Products and Newell Brands over burns she sustained on June 3, 2019, when the cooker’s lid opened as she went to open the steam release valve. This case later reached a jury.
November 24, 2020: CPSC Announces the Recall
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Sunbeam Products announced the recall of about 914,430 Crock-Pot 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-Cookers sold in the United States. The recall number is 21-035.
The recall covers Model Number SCCPPC600-V1 only. About 28,330 more units were sold in Canada, according to the same notice.
January 7, 2020: Rife Class Action Filed
Kimberly Rife and Nicolle Kainrath filed a class action complaint against Sunbeam Products in the Southern District of Florida, alleging the Crock-Pot Express Pressure Cooker is defective. These claims are allegations.
What Is the Crock-Pot Pressure Cooker Problem?
According to the CPSC recall notice, the recalled Crock-Pot multi-cooker “can pressurize when the lid is not fully locked.” That “can cause the lid to suddenly detach while the product is in use” [6].
The agency says this poses burn risks to consumers from hot food and liquids ejected from the product. The Perez case and the Rife class action concern multi-cookers that plaintiffs say can open or detach under pressure.
Who May Be Affected?
You may be affected if you own or used a Crock-Pot 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-Cooker, Model Number SCCPPC600-V1. The concern is burns when the lid detaches or opens under pressure.
The recalled units carry date codes K196JN through K365JN and L001JN through L273JN. They were made from July 1, 2017 through October 1, 2018. They were sold from July 2017 through November 2020 for $70 to $100.
The Perez plaintiff bought the model in November 2018 and was burned in June 2019. The wider pressure cooker lawsuit overview covers other brands. Only an individual legal review can say whether you qualify.
Reported Injuries or Damages
Sunbeam received 119 reports of lid detachment, resulting in 99 burn injuries from first-degree to third-degree, according to the CPSC.
In the Perez case, the VitalLaw summary reports second- and third-degree burns to 13 percent of her total body surface area and 5.3 square feet of skin grafts. It also reports permanent scarring and disfigurement.
The Rife complaint alleges “significant and painful personal injuries” when scalding contents erupted as Kimberly Rife opened the lid. This is an allegation.
A burn-center study by Tuzun and Tas in Turkey found 41 of 3,410 burn admissions (1.2%) were pressure-cooker burns [7].
Most were second-degree burns, often on the head, neck and chest. The study gives general context and no US count.
Recall and Regulatory Background
The recall remedy is a replacement lid. A recall does not itself establish liability. The Sunbeam pressure cooker recall page has more detail.
In the May 29, 2025 order, the court wrote that “There was no evidence that the recall of Ms. Perez’s product was effective.”
The court added that “despite Ms. Perez’s multicooker including the modified lid, her multicooker was able to pressurize with a misaligned lid.” This is one court’s statement in one case.
Evidence to Preserve
Keep the following items as they are, and do not repair, return or throw away the cooker:
- The cooker and its lid, kept in their current condition
- The model number SCCPPC600-V1 and the date code
- Your purchase receipt, order confirmation or gift details
- Photographs of the cooker, the lid and your injuries over time
- Medical, hospital and treatment records and bills
- Any recall replacement-lid correspondence
- The user manual
- Names of witnesses
- Communications with Crock-Pot or the retailer
Filing Deadlines
Every burn injury claim has a deadline for filing, and that deadline comes from state law rather than from the recall. Which deadline applies depends on where you live and when you were injured.
A missed deadline can end a claim even when the facts are strong, so speak with a lawyer promptly about your own situation.
Potential Compensation
Damages in a burn injury claim can include medical bills, future treatment, lost income, pain and suffering, and scarring. In Perez v. Sunbeam Products, the jury awarded $3,500,000 for non-economic losses and $2,000,000 for impairment and disfigurement.
It added exemplary damages of $15,000,000 against Sunbeam and $35,000,000 against Newell. Colorado law limits those amounts, so the court reduced the total to $9,107,464.58.
This is one case result. Compensation amounts vary by case. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Potential compensation depends on your own facts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where Do I Find the Date Code on My Crock-Pot Pressure Cooker?
The date code on a Crock-Pot pressure cooker is engraved on one of the prongs of the electrical plug and on the bottom of the base. Check it against the recalled date code ranges before you contact the company.
How Do I Get a Replacement Lid for My Crock-Pot Pressure Cooker?
To get a replacement lid for a recalled Crock-Pot pressure cooker, contact Crock-Pot at 800-323-9519, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. You can also visit recall.crock-pot.com.
Can I Still Use a Recalled Crock-Pot for Slow Cooking?
Slow cooking and sauteing are allowed on a recalled Crock-Pot Express multi-cooker, according to the CPSC notice. The cooker should not be used in pressure-cooker mode. Confirm your cooker is covered first.
What Does the Research Say About Pressure Cooker Burns?
Research on pressure cooker burns includes the Tuzun and Tas study of a Turkish burn center. Most patients were women, with a mean age of 36.2. The study reports that 29.3% of patients needed escharotomy and 2.4% needed skin grafting.
Is There a Crock-Pot Pressure Cooker Settlement?
As of October 2026, no class or MDL settlement for Crock-Pot pressure cooker claims has been announced. The Perez result is a jury verdict, reduced by the court under Colorado law. It does not settle other users’ claims.