Stanley Recall Again – Stanley Switchback and Trigger Action Recall – Burn Risk

December 13, 2024
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Another Stanley cup recall. This Stanley recall more specifically is for the Stanley Switchback and Trigger Action.

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Stanley Switchback and Trigger Action Recall

Many of us use metal mugs to drink water and other beverages on the go. A popular brand of such reusable cups on the go is Stanley. Years ago we had a Stanley cup recall.

There is now a new Stanley recall of over 2.5 million Stanley mugs is in effect. Specifically, the recall concerns the Stanley trigger action travel mug. Many people know it as the Stanley travel coffee mug.

News Nation got it right.

The Stanley Switchback and Trigger Action recall involves the risk of serious burns. The tops are coming off unexpectedly. Stanley received 90+ reports. As many as 38 people now need a burn injury lawyer because the Stanley trigger action travel mug failed and caused coffee to burn them.

Our personal injury lawyers represents people who suffered serious burn injuries. The burn injury lawyers at KBA have litigated cases involving electric shock accidents that causes serious burns resulting in amputation, brain injuries, and paralysis. Our product liability lawyers have represented people who suffered serious burns from product defects. Thus, the Stanley mug recall caught our attention.

Stanley Recall of 2.6 Switchback and Trigger Action Mugs Because of the Risk of Serious Burns

Stanley received dozens of complaints regarding the stanley travel mug. Some included reports of serious burns requiring medical attention. Stanley has therefore recalled all Stanley Switchback and Trigger Action stainless steel travel mugs. CBS news reported the Stanley mug recall right away. The Stanley coffee mug presents a serious risk.

What Stanley Mugs did Stanley Recall?

Stanley recalled the Switchback and Trigger Action travel mugs. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission provides this image of the Stanley mugs subject to the Stanley recall.

Black Stanley Switchback and Trigger Action travel mug

Stanley Switchback and Trigger Action travel mugs.

The Stanley recall concerns the following Stanley trigger action travel mugs:

List of Switchback and Trigger Action travel mugs recalled per U.S. cspc

These Stanley trigger action travel mugs number in the millions. The Stanley travel coffee mug sold first around 2016. Retailers including Amazon, Walmart, and Target sold the Stanley trigger action travel mug now subject to the Stanley recall. To its credit, Amazon listed the Stanley Stanley Swtichback and Trigger Action recall on its recall page. As NBC reported, “The [Stanley recall] covers 12- and 16-ounce Switchback models and 12-, 16- and 20-ounce Trigger Action cups, which were all made in China. The cups in question retailed for $20 to $50.“

Check your Stanley mug!

Why Did Stanley Recall Its Switchback and Trigger Action travel Mugs?

There is a risk of serious burns. “These mug’s lid threads can shrink when exposed to heat and torque, causing the lid to detach during use, posing a burn hazard.” So basically it seems the top loosens and hot coffee scolds a person’s face, hands, or body.

This is a product defect, in our product liability attorney minds. Anyone a Stanley mug burned seriously needs to consult a burn injury lawyer. Fortunately if you’re reading this, you have both right here. Our lawyers are personal injury lawyers who practice product liability law and have handled burn injury cases, among others. We bring the necessary legal expertise, the full scope of litigation and trial experience, and a recognized authority in this space to compel favorable outcomes for our clients. We are building the Stanley switchback and trigger action recall case now to serve people with a Stanley mug burn

Not the First Stanley Recall

As News9 reported this Stanley switchback and trigger action recall “comes after Stanley faced lawsuits earlier this year alleging the company failed to disclose their mugs are manufactured using some lead. In a statement on its website, Stanley said that while its manufacturing process includes “some lead,” those parts are “are covered with a durable stainless-steel layer, making them inaccessible to consumers.”

What Should One Do If One Owns a Stanley Switchback and Trigger Action travel mug?

Stop using this Stanley coffee mug. Return it for a refund. If you suffered a burn injury because of it, call the Stanley recall lawyers, KBD’s product liability lawyers at 855-KBA-LAWS (522-5297), email info@kbaattorneys.com, or contact us here.

Stanley Switchback and Trigger Action Recall – Another Hot Coffee?

We’ve already seen the online trolls mock the seriousness of this matter. Blame the victim is always the first card played. This does not appear to be a case of excusable user error, which even if, does not preclude liability. If this happens, the lid may come off suddenly while lifted upside down to drink and burn someone’s face, or while walking with it and burn their hands. People reasonably expect a lid on a coffee mug to stay on and not results in burning coffee hitting them. As an expensive brand, people expect these mugs to be reliable and save.

The critics always hark back to a lawsuit where a woman won millions of dollars after being burned by hot coffee at McDonald’s. How could someone sue for a burn from hot coffee? You know there’s hot coffee in side. You had to spill it through carelessness. We’ve all been burned before, what’s the big deal? We’ve heard it all. Even as plaintiffs’ lawyers, personal injury attorneys, we were skeptical on its face when this happened. But the evidence at trial makes it make a lot more sense. A movie called, Hot Coffee explains a little about how the case came to be and why it’s not so outrageous, and how special interest money seizes our initial skepticism to undermine the civil justice system.

As personal injury lawyers we’re actually quite skeptical. We do not pursue every matter where someone gets hurt. In fact, we sometimes take a lot of heat from folks when we decline or close their matters. We do nonetheless for good reason. We’re business owners, we understand that not every mistake is actionable and not every injury is worth pursuing. There are also several layers of rules in place to prohibit frivolous lawsuits. Moreover, it’s bad business to take silly cases.

Rather than being dismissive, we find it better to be curious. Do the research and dig deeper. As far as Stanley Switchback and Trigger action is concerned, we don’t know yet what will materialize. We simply know several human beings were burned because the lid fails and it shouldn’t. It’s worth investigating rather than blowing people off. If it’s nothing, it’ll stay nothing. We don’t pursue everything and write here to share information. But if it’s something – if the company knew about the risks and did nothing, and if people suffered real injuries, we’re going to help our neighbors.

New Reports Concerning the Stanley Switchback and Trigger Action Recall Continue

We’re keeping a running list of news reports about the Stanley Switchback and Trigger action. With attorneys in Massachusetts, we’re happy to see MassLive report on the Stanley recall. Here are reports around the Internet: