Defective Products - Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$7,500,000

Case Name:	Chris Bent v Sears Roebuck and Electrolux Home Products
Case Number:	114656-2009
Verdict Date:	2016-07-13
Outcome Type:	Jury Verdict
Court:	New York County Supreme Court
Incident Date:	2009-08-19

Plaintiff's Complaint:
Plaintiff, a 19 year old college student, sustained burn injuries when the defendants' Kenmore smooth-top electric range malfunctioned causing an oil fire to erupt. The subject range was dangerously defective and the defendants failed to act after learning of the dangerous propensity of the subject models to spontaneously turn on or failing to turn off two years earlier.

Injury, Damage, or Loss:
Plaintiff suffered 2nd and 3rd-degree burns to his hands, arms, feet, and legs requiring surgery and resulting in permanent disfiguring scars with related nerve damage.

Defendant's Wrongdoing:
Sears and Electrolux failed to act to protect consumers after becoming aware of literally hundreds of instances where the defendants’ smooth top electric range models spontaneously turned on or failed to turn off and were aware of these dangerous propensities for more than two years before the malfunction that permanently disfigured the plaintiff.

Plaintiff's Attorneys:
Gary Certain, Esq. and Michael Zilberg, Esq. for Plaintiff Bent Certain & Zilberg, PLLC 909 Third Avenue, 28th Floor New York, NY 10022 Tel. 212-687-7800, Fax 212-687-7801, email: gcertain@certainlaw.com

Defendant's Attorneys:
George S. Hodges, Esq. and Paul E. Svensson, Esq. for Sears Roebuck and Electrolux Home Products Hodges Walsh & Messemer, LLP 55 Church St # 211, White Plains, NY 10601 Tel. 914-385-6000, Fax: 914-385-6060 email: ghodges@hwm-law.com

Judge/Arbitrator/Mediator:
Hon. Justice Geoffrey D. Wright New York County Supreme Court 80 Centre, Room 122, NY, NY 10013 (646) 386-5750
 

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Published on Sep-3-20