Stressed in the complaint is that the product is unsafe to operate as intended given the defect supposedly involves a “critical safety-related component.”
“Further, had Plaintiff been aware of this serious defect, he would not have purchased the Product, or would have paid significantly less for it.”Īccording to the lawsuit, Lowe’s “profited enormously” from its sale of Harbor Breeze Kingsbury ceiling fans in that the home improvement retailer reportedly sold 280,000 units at a price of approximately $230 each. “This defect rendered the Product unsuitable for its principal and intended purpose,” the lawsuit claims. The suit says the plaintiff stopped using the ceiling fan because its light globe would not stay on and wobbled when the product was in use. The plaintiff, a Pine Bush, New York resident, claims the light globe of the Harbor Breeze ceiling fan “malfunctioned” shortly after he bought the product. The recall included no financial compensation to Harbor Breeze ceiling fan buyers, the complaint says. Moreover, the lawsuit claims Lowe’s October 2020 recall of the product, initiated over the serious injury risk, was a “sham” in that the only remedy offered to consumers was the ability to contact the product manufacturer and request a new instruction manual. Per the suit, the apparent defect poses an impact and laceration risk.
The 18-page lawsuit out of New York claims the potential for the ceiling fans’ light globe to fall poses an “extraordinarily dangerous” hazard considering its weight and the fact that it’s made of glass that is prone to shatter. New to ? Read our Newswire DisclaimerĪ proposed class action alleges Lowe’s Harbor Breeze Kingsbury ceiling fans suffer from an “identical design defect” that can cause the product’s heavy glass light globe to fall from its housing.
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