INIU class action alleges company ignored power bank explosion risks

INIU class action lawsuit overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Gregory Steinsultz filed a class action lawsuit against INIU International Corp. and Shenzhen Topstar Industry Co. Ltd.
• Why: Steinsultz claims the companies designed, manufactured, distributed, marketed and sold power banks that are prone to spontaneously explode.
• Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Illinois federal court.

A new class action lawsuit argues INIU International Corp. and Shenzhen Topstar Industry Co. Ltd. designed, manufactured, distributed, marketed and sold power banks that are prone to spontaneously explode.

Plaintiff Gregory Steinsultz claims that the INIU power banks are prone to spontaneously explode and create a fire hazard and that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall in December 2025 for certain INIU power banks sold on Amazon.

Steinsultz argues the INIU power banks can cause serious injuries and significant damage to any surrounding property.

“The defects to the power banks permeate – unknowingly to consumers – throughout all Defective Products which can result in significant physical injury, economic harm and property damage,” the INIU class action lawsuit says.

Steinsultz wants to represent a nationwide class and Illinois subclass of consumers who purchased one or more of the recalled power banks.

INIU class action: Company failed to warn of explosion risk despite recall

Steinsultz argues INIU and Shenzhen Topstar Industry failed to warn consumers of the heightened risks of injury, explosion and fire hazard associated with the recalled INIU power banks.

The plaintiff claims the companies have continued to sell the recalled power banks despite knowing they are dangerous and worth “much less than represented and marketed.”

“Defendants’ failure to admit and warn of the heightened risks of injury, explosion and fire hazard pertains to all Defective Products and is not limited to just the Recalled Products,” the INIU class action lawsuit says.

Steinsultz claims INIU and Shenzhen Topstar Industry are guilty of breach of implied warranty of merchantability, fraud by omission/concealment, fraud by misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, strict liability, negligent design defect and failure to warn.

The plaintiff demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory, statutory and punitive damages for himself and all class members.

Last year, Anker was hit with two lawsuits claiming PowerCore 10000 power banks are defective and pose a fire hazard.

Have you ever purchased an INIU power bank? Let us know in the comments.

The plaintiff is represented by James B. Zouras, Ryan F. Stephan, Andrew C. Ficzko and Gillian C. Kimmons of Stephan Zouras LLC.

The INIU power bank class action lawsuit is Steinsultz, et al. v. INIU International Corp., et al., Case No. 3:26-cv-00123, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

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