On September 3, 2020, SODA SENSE issued a recall for their CO2 Canisters. According to the recall, number 20-775, a valve in the canaster can break; this can allow CO2 to forcefully eject the top valve of the canister. This poses a significant risk of injury to consumers. The recall has affected approximately 19,200 products.
The recall specifically includes the type 2 SODA SENSE 0.6 litter canisters available through the company’s mail-order exchange program. The CO2 cylinders are metal, silver in color, and have a black cap. The company logo is located on the front of the canisters. Only the CO2 cylinders with two indented rings (on the bottom) are affected by the recall.
The defective CO2 canisters were available online via www.SodaSense.com for approximately $21 each; they were available from May 2020 through June 2020.
The company has received at least 18 reports of the CO2 canister’s top valve ejecting; these incidents have caused minor property damage. More specifically, the incident has resulted in property damage to home soda machines and fragile items (like plates and glasses). According to the company, no injuries have been reported associated with the defective product.
The company is urging all affected consumers to immediately stop using the recalled CO2 canisters and contact them for a free replacement (free shipping is also included). The company is contacting all known consumers directly.
Have you and your family been affected by the recall? Do you have the defective CO2 canister in your home? Have you been unknowingly using the defective canisters with your home soda machine? If so, should you follow the recommendations made by the company? You should only follow the recommendations made by the company if the defective product did not cause any harm. However, if the defective product directly contributed to the harm or damages that you or a member of your family suffered, you should explore the legal options available to you rather than following the recommendations made by the company.
Based on the details surrounding your specific situation and the damages resulting from the incident, you might have grounds to pursue a product liability claim. If you are interested in learning more about your right to file a product liability claim for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible.
At Normandie Law Firm, our lawyers have many years of experience handling all sorts of claims; regardless of the claim our experts are handling, they are always putting the best interests of our clients first. If you are interested in learning more about your right to pursue a product liability claim against SODA SENSE, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible. Our product liability lawyers are ready to provide you with the guidance that you need to sue for the harm that you or your family suffered.
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The Risk Associated with the CO2 Canister
As explained above, a valve in the affected CO2 canisters can break, resulting in CO2 forcefully ejecting the top valve; this defect represents a significant injury risk to consumers as well as a risk of property damage. If the valve is forcefully ejected from the canister, it can strike consumers. This can result in injuries, including ocular injuries, facial fractures, bruises, and lacerations, for example. Without a doubt, property damage is also possible; fragile products, including plates, glasses, glass oven doors, light fixtures, and windows, for example. Regardless of the harm and damages resulting from the defective product, you should explore the legal options available to you. You might have the right to sue.
Product Liability – You Could Sue
Based on the details surrounding your product liability claim against SODA SENSE or any other negligent company, you might have grounds to sue for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered. Your right to sue is based on the concept of product liability. Based on product liability, all companies owe their consumers a duty of care. More specifically, companies have the duty to ensure that their products are completely safe for their consumers to use. They must subject their products to thorough inspections and tests to ensure that their products are completely safe to release to consumers. When companies fail to do this, they are actually breaching the duty of care owed to consumers – they are also putting their consumers at risk of suffering significant harm.
Because of product liability, whenever a defective product (which represents a breach of duty) directly leads to the harm that a consumer suffers, the company that failed to ensure that the product was safe could be liable for all the harm resulting from the defective product. What does this mean? If a company is found liable, affected consumers could sue the company. This means that you could pursue a product liability claim for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered due to a defective product.
If you are interested in learning more about your right to sue based on product liability, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible.
What Should You Do if You Were Harmed by the Defective Product?
If you or a member of your family suffered harm associated with a defective product, there are a number of things that you should do to ensure that you could eventually hold the negligent company accountable for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered. What should you do? How could you prepare to pursue a claim against SODA SENSE or any other negligent company?
Consider some of the recommendations listed below:
- Take photos of your injuries
- Take photos of any property damage
- Take photos of the entire scene of the incident
- Take photos of the defective product
- Seek medical care as soon as possible
- Stop using the defective product, leave it in a safe place as-is
- Contact the company to report the incident and harm suffered
- Do not agree to return the defective product to the company
- Do not agree to a free replacement
- Do not agree to a free repair
- Do not agree to a refund
- If any witnesses were present, speak to them and gather their contact information
- Collect any video footage that might have captured your incident
- Gather all medical records associated with the harm that you or a member of your family suffered
- Gather all records of property damage
- Gather all records related to the purchase of the defective product
- Gather any records associated with lost income
- Seek the expertise of a product liability lawyer as soon as possible
You Could Recover Monetary Compensation
Based on the details surrounding your product liability claim, you could be eligible to recovere compensation for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered (that is, if your claim is successful). What could you be eligible to receive? Based on the details surrounding your product liability claim, you could be eligible to recover compensation for some of the following:
- Medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Pain and suffering
- Property damage
- Loss of consortium
- Funeral and burial expenses
- Punitive damages
If you are interested in learning more about the specific type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to receive, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible. Our lawyers are ready to aggressively fight for your right to recover the highest amount of compensation available for your claim. You can trust that the defective product attorneys at our firm are ready to help you recover what you are owed. For more information about the type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to receive, contact our firm today.
File Your Claim Within the Statute of Limitations
If you are interested in pursuing your claim and holding the negligent company accountable for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered, it is important that you have a thorough understanding of the specific deadline that applies to your claim. Specifically, your claim is subject to a statute of limitations. The statute of limitations determines the specific length of time that you have to pursue your claim. If you do not file your claim within the appropriate length of time, you could lose your right to sue.
In general, product liability claims are subject to a two-year statute of limitations. This means that claimants only have two years to file their claims. However, it is possible for exceptions to the statute of limitations (based on the details surrounding the claim). To ensure that you have a thorough understanding of the deadline that applies to your claim, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible.
Contact Our Firm
At Normandie Law Firm, our lawyers are ready to aggressively fight for your rights after being harmed by a defective product. Our product liability lawyers are ready to evaluate your claim and provide you with the guidance that you need to reach a successful claim outcome. If you are interested in speaking with the experts at our firm and learning more about your right to sue, do not hesitate to contact our firm today.
Our firm offers free legal services, which include free consultations as well as free second opinions. During these free legal services, our lawyers will be available to answer all your questions and address all your concerns. Our product liability lawyers will provide you with all the information necessary to pursue your claim, reach a successful outcome, and recover the compensation that you are owed. If you would like to benefit from our free consultations or free second opinions, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm as soon as possible.
We also offer a Zero-Fee guarantee, which ensures that our clients will not be required to pay any upfront fees for any of our legal services. In addition, because our firm is based on contingency, our clients will not be required to pay anything until after reaching a successful claim outcome. This means that if you do not win, you will not be required to pay anything.
Are you ready to discuss your claim with the product liability experts at our firm? If so, contact Normandie Law Firm today.
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