“CPSC staff is focusing on the components of the lithium-ion battery packs as well as their interaction with the circuit boards inside the units,” Kaye said in a statement.NEW YORK (AP) - More than 500,000 hoverboards are being recalled after some of the motorized scooters overheated, burned riders and damaged property. “At CPSC, our investigators and engineers continue to work diligently to find the root cause of the hoverboard fires that have occurred throughout the country. Kaye, says the agency will establish the cause of the fires. The Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman, Elliot F.
The suit alleges breach of implied warranty, unfair and deceptive trade practices under state law and unjust enrichment and seeks both compensatory and punitive damages. One class action complaint was filed in Federal court in the Northern District of Indiana in December, 2015 against a hoverboard manufacturer and the retailer of the product. However, the company “that sells everything” is still selling hoverboards on its site, including a model from Swagway, listed as one of the 13 companies whose products is being investigated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Amazon Still SellingĪfter the deaths of the children, Amazon stopped selling several brands of the scooter. The home and most of the family’s personal property were engulfed in flames, according to the lawsuit. Two of the family’s children were at home at the time of the fire and escaped by breaking windows and jumping from the second floor. On November 2, 2016, a family from Nashville filed a product liability lawsuit against Amazon after their million-dollar home was destroyed by a fire allegedly caused by faulty lithium-ion batteries inside a hoverboard they bought on the site. On December 27, 2016, a hoverboard was the cause of a Christmas night fire in New Haven, CT, that injured four people and sent one to the hospital.
Ten-year-old Savannah Dominick died with burns to 95 percent of her body, and another victim, 3-year old Ashanti Hughs, died the night of the fire.Ī third victim jumped from a second-floor porch to escape the blaze and two others were rescued by firefighters. Human beings are dying, too.Ī fire in March claimed the lives of two children. Santa Rosa Fire Battalion Chief Mark Basque estimates the blaze caused $200,000 to $250,000 in damage to the Carpenter’s home.Ĭarpenter is reported as saying, “It’s like selling kids bombs.”ĭogs aren’t the only ones dying from the scooters. They furiously tried to resuscitate them with oxygen, to no avail.
The plaintiff, David Carpenter, was out of his house at the time, driving his daughter home from soccer practice.įirefighters arriving on the scene found the dogs had died from smoke inhalation. The latest fire broke out at the family’s home in Santa Rosa, CA, while the device was being charged. The latest hoverboard fire is one of 40 in 19 states that are being investigated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission since hoverboard scooters became the must-have toy of Christmas, 2015. The devices range in price from $200 to $2,000. However, poorly manufactured, unbranded units, often made in China, don’t contain these safety measures. Good quality devices have sophisticated circuitry that prevents the batteries from overheating, reducing the likelihood of a fire. The family alleges the blaze was due to the substandard quality lithium-ion batteries in the product, sold by Amazon. The latest lawsuit sparked by hoverboard scooters was filed in June, 2017 by a California family who is suing Amazon after the device caught fire, not only burning down their home but killing their two beloved dogs. On Behalf of Warner Law Offices PLLC | Jun 15, 2017 | Dangerous Or Defective Products
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