New Casely class action makes fresh claims over Power Pod dangers

Casely class action lawsuit overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Andrea Ayala filed a class action lawsuit against Casely Inc.
• Why: The plaintiff claims Casely sold Power Pod power banks with defective lithium-ion batteries that can overheat and catch fire.
• Where: The Casely class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court.

A new class action lawsuit accuses Casely of selling Power Pod power banks with a dangerous defect that can cause the lithium-ion battery to overheat and catch fire.

Plaintiff Andrea Ayala filed her class action lawsuit on May 21, 2026, about a year after two additional cases were filed in New York federal court. Ayala claims Casely marketed the Power Pods as built “with safety in mind” but never disclosed the defect.

Ayala claims she paid $77.19 for a Power Pod in or around 2024 and learned of the defect only after the power banks were recalled in 2025. She seeks a full cash refund, arguing Casely’s replacement or store credit is inadequate.

The class action lawsuit also alleges Casely charged a price premium for Power Pods that were no safer than cheaper alternatives.

Ayala wants to represent a nationwide class of consumers who purchased a Power Pod for personal or household use as well as a California subclass.

She alleges claims for breach of warranty, unjust enrichment, negligence and violations of California consumer protection laws and seeks a jury trial.

Casely Power Pod recall called heat ‘normal,’ plaintiffs claim

In another class action lawsuit filed on June 11, 2025, plaintiff Sarah Holm and two other consumers claim that “[u]ntil as recently as January 2025, Casely’s Power Pod user manual provided no warnings that the Power Pods could overheat under ordinary conditions.”

Holm alleges the manual called anything below 55 degrees Celsius (131 degrees Fahrenheit) “normal,” while the updated warning flags 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) as a fire and burn risk.

Holm claims her $60 Power Pod grew too hot to handle, so she dropped it and it broke. Another plaintiff claims her son’s Power Pod began melting.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reannounced the Casely Power Pod recall on April 16, 2026, covering about 429,200 units. Since the first recall in April 2025, there have been 28 additional reports, including one fatality and one serious airplane incident, according to the CPSC.

Holm and two other plaintiffs filed the 2025 class action lawsuit on behalf of all U.S. residents who owned a recalled Power Pod, along with Minnesota, Pennsylvania and District of Columbia subclasses.

Plaintiffs Ellery Mitchell and Dewayne Newton filed their class action lawsuit back in May 2025 for U.S. purchasers of the Power Pod model E33A. Newton alleges his power bank overheated his phone, depriving him of its use.

Holm and Mitchell both plead breach of warranty and unjust enrichment, and all three lawsuits demand a jury trial.

Were you affected by the Casely Power Pod recall? Let us know in the comments.

Ayala is represented by Mark S. Reich and Michael N. Pollack of Levi & Korsinsky LLP.

The Casely class action lawsuit is Ayala v. Casely Inc., Case No. 1:26-cv-03096, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

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