American family sues Alibaba over 'killer' printer

The parents of a man who bought a 3D printer from the Chinese e-commerce giant "Ali Baba" intend to sue the online store in the United States, after the death of their son because of the printer, which caught fire that spread throughout the house and caused the death of the young man.

Calvin Yu's parents, Hwi Kwong Yu and Janis Yu, allege that their last purchase was a “defective Tronxy X5SA 24V 3D printer” on Aliexpress.com.

The device was connected to an electrical power strip, causing it to overheat, which led to a fire in Calvin's home, who died the next day, court documents filed with the San Francisco Supreme Court said.


It was reported that the San Francisco Fire Department's investigation team guessed that the printer was the cause of the fire, and that Calvin died "of complications due to thermal injuries caused by the fatal defective printer."

According to The Register.

Now, Calvin's parents are suing Alibaba as well as a third-party printer manufacturer, for negligence and product safety responsibility.

"The defendants ... had to warn the deceased Calvin about the defects and risks associated with the use of the 3D printer of which they were aware."

“The defendants, and all of them, knew that the Tronxy X5SA 24V 3D printer sold and shipped to Calvin will be used without defects by ordinary consumers,” the father added, adding that the impression was that “the device can be used safely and will be suitable for the normal purposes for which it was purchased.” For her".

The man's parents, as successors to Calvin's estate, decided to sue the two companies for the purpose of sharing the damages, but without immediately specifying the amount.

Alibaba could not be reached for comment.

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