Judge Dismisses Chinese Microwave Maker, U.S. Entity From Hot Handles Suit

(December 11, 2023, 11:06 AM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge granted a Chinese microwave manufacturer and its American subsidiary’s motions to dismiss a putative class action accusing them and other companies of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other statutes by selling defective microwave ovens with steel handles that became exceedingly hot, finding that the plaintiffs failed to establish personal jurisdiction over these two defendants....