Upholstery Company Drops Suit of Black & Decker Over Fire

[ptradmin]

It's important to take responsibility for your actions - and that equates to actions that lead to failure of products you've developed. This is particularly important when those products cause injuries or property damage. But, what if your product is only suspected of being the culprit - and investigations turn out the truth that it wasn't really your fault at all? This is what apparently happened when the owners of Larry's Upholstery dropped their case against Black & Decker. It turns out that an investigator discovered that the company's power tool equipment did not, in fact, cause the fire that burned down the business in 2008.

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[erngum]

They should have waited for the investigation to be completed before filing the suit. In this case "Loser pays" ought to apply. I think they (or their insurance company) smelled "deep pockets" and tried for a payoff. DeWalt should send them a new drill just to rub it in.

[tool-mo-z]

ha. that would be awesome. It sounds like they jumped it a bit and didn't do their research

[GG2]

I totally agree