Erie Insurance Exchange settles litigation over dehumidifier which allegedly caused $360K-damage property fire pennrecord.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pennrecord.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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PITTSBURGH – An Erie insurance company is litigating on behalf of 17 of its policyholders who all lost personal property and possessions in a storage unit fire two years ago, claiming that the defendants’ negligence in failing to verify the operation of the unit’s sprinkler system led to the severity of the fire at issue.
Erie Insurance Exchange (a/s/o Joseph and Susan Leader, William Dobransky, William Doyle, Shelley and Lon Farr, Linda Frank, Nathaniel Franskousky, Charles and Judith Hartman, Michael Kumnik, Michael Lieb, Anthony Mauro, Quinn Passarelli, Gary Ruhle, Mark Schmidt and Stephen Yarnot) of Erie filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on April 9 versus OFFICExpress, LLC and SX Management, LLC (doing business as “STORExpress”) of Wexford, EKM Construction, Inc. of Burlington, N.C. and Approved Fire Protection, Inc. of Greenburg.
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PITTSBURGH – An Erie insurance company is seeking to repudiate defenses put forward by the manufacturers of a dehumidifier, which allegedly caused a fire leading to nearly $360,000 in property damages.
Erie Insurance Exchange (as subrogee of Ellen Marino) of Erie initially filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on Dec. 15 versus Gree USA, Inc. of City of Industry, Calif., John/Jane Doe of Monroeville and ABC Corporation.
“On or about Oct. 15, 2019, a dehumidifier manufactured, assembled, sold or distributed by defendant (hereinafter referred to as “dehumidifier”) malfunctioned, failed and caught fire resulting in fire, smoke and other damages to plaintiff’s insureds,” the suit stated.
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PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania insurance company is seeking nearly $360,000 in damages from the allegedly negligent manufacturers of a dehumidifier that caused a fire at the property of one of its policyholders.
Erie Insurance Exchange (as subrogee of Ellen Marino) of Erie filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on Dec. 15 versus Gree USA, Inc. of City of Industry, Calif., John/Jane Doe of Monroeville and ABC Corporation.
“On or about Oct. 15, 2019, a dehumidifier manufactured, assembled, sold or distributed by defendant (hereinafter referred to as “dehumidifier”) malfunctioned, failed and caught fire resulting in fire, smoke and other damages to plaintiff’s insureds,” the suit states.