On November 14, 2022, Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP and Morgan & Morgan filed a class action complaint against Whirlpool. The Complaint contends that Whirlpool sold ranges that include dangerous latent defects in the design of their front-mounted burner control knobs that make the ranges susceptible to unintentional activation. The Complaint also alleges that the control knobs on the ranges are prone to, and do, rotate as a result of minor, inadvertent contact—and when the knobs on the ranges are accidentally and inadvertently contacted, the ranges activate without warning to the consumer. The Complaint further claims that this unintentional activation of the ranges’ cooktops in turn creates a hazardous condition and serious risk of fire, property damage, and personal injury.
The case is filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Read the Complaint.
Ranges were sold under the following brand names:
If you purchased or otherwise acquired a range that is defective in the manner alleged above, or would just like more information about these issues, please fill out the contact form.
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP attorneys are licensed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin. In addition, our attorneys practice in other states on a pro hac vice basis. Pro hac vice admission is when a lawyer not licensed in a particular state associated with a lawyer who is licensed in that state and obtains the court’s permission to jointly represent a client in a specific matter.