| Fire Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $8,200,000 | A laborer working on the construction of a water supply line was killed when a high-pressure petroleum pipeline was punctured, and the gas exploded into flames. | Ramos v. Kinder Morgan, Inc. Contra Costa Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. C 05-01840 (05/08/07) |
| $8,000,000 | A fire that was alleged to have started in a gas heater claimed the lives of a father, mother and the oldest son in a family. The surviving siblings sued the manufacturer. |
Malo v. Honeywell Essex Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. L-005970-05 (05/25/07) |
| $3,000,000 | A woman who sang opera at an upscale Italian restaurant went up in flames when her dressed touched on a candle on the floor. She sued for premises liability. | Marante v. Ristorante Bova Palm Beach Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 50-2006CA-014029 (06/29/07) |
| $2,150,000 | A stove pilot light ignited as a laborer applied lacquer to a living room floor. The flaming vapors engulfed him and burned 57 percent of his body. | Pessoa v. Pacific Avenue Realty Associates Monmouth Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. MON-L-2221-05 (11/16/07) |
| $265,000 | After a fire occurred in an office building's kitchen, the insurers sued the janitorial service, since janitorial workers were the only ones in the area at the time. | Federal Insurance Company v. Commercial Maintenance Corp. San Francisco Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. CGC-06-451563 (10/02/07) |
| $187,786 | A hairdresser whose fire-loss claim was denied by her insurer sought damages for the loss of dwelling and contents. | Smith v. Farm Bureau Insurance Company Wayne Co., Mich., Cir. Ct., No. 05-518126-CK (05/16/07) |
| $52,900 | Two boats caught fire and were burned beyond repair. The boat owners sued the Marina, contending that it should have had ample fire extinguishers on hand. | O'Carroll v. Rush Duval Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 16-2006-CA-00336 (04/07/07) |
| Defense | A restaurant owner claiming that a fire that occurred in his restaurant originated in an exhaust fan. The manufacturers denied that the fire started in the area of the fan. |
More, JB, Inc. v. NuTone, Inc. W.D. Texas, No. 1:05-CV-338-JRN (06/08/07) |
| Defense | A fire that took the life of a grandmother was blamed on an allegedly defective steel security door. The manufacturer denied any problems with its product. | Estate of Galloway v. Defender, Inc. Wayne Co., Mich., Cir. Ct., No. 05-509528-NO (05/7/07) |
| Defense | After a man lost personal property in a fire, he sued his landlord for negligence. She argued that she had no notice of the defective condition that caused the fire. | Goltz v. Chamberlain Erie Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 12537/04 (08/20/07) |
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