
The plaintiff was a 140 lb woman, and the dumbbells were 30 pounds each. The plaintiff had never used this type of exercise ball in a workout before and was not aware that the ball had the potential to explode. There was no warning label printed on the ball directly. Although the ball had come with a warning in the packaging, that packaging had been discarded by the gym. While the woman was completing the exercise, the ball exploded and the weights fell onto her chest causing serious injury. It was alleged that a warning should be printed on the ball itself considering the likelihood that the person using the ball would not be the one who had purchased it and taken it out of the packaging. An expert was sought to discuss warnings standards for exercise equipment.