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Defective design of KitchenAid food processor
October/November 2019Doe, 6, was in his kitchen helping his mother slice cabbage using a KitchenAid food processor, model number KFP1466CU. When Doe’s mother turned away for a moment, Doe took out the food processor’s food pusher and inserted a piece of cabbage into the processor. The processor’s blade, which was still moving, lacerated two fingers on Doe’s right hand and amputated the tip of another finger on the hand. Doe underwent surgery to reattach the tip of his finger and has made a full recovery.
Doe sued Whirlpool Corp., alleging that the food processor was defectively designed in that it lacked a safety mechanism that would stop the blade of the machine when a user removed the food pusher. Suit also claimed failure to provide adequate warnings about this safety hazard.
The parties settled the case for $242,000, including a $203 Medicaid lien.
Citation: Doe v. Whirlpool Corp., No. 0031662/2018 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Rockland Cnty. May 29, 2019).
Plaintiff counsel: Eli Wagschal, Bronx, N.Y.
