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Product Liability
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Case Details
$7 million products liability settlement for a woman who survived a house explosion due to leaking natural gas from an old flexible brass appliance connector hose. The woman sustained substantial burns and had numerous grafting procedures and partial amputations of several fingers. In this complex case involving a dangerous defective flexible brass connector manufactured in the 1960s, Mr. Whalley hired numerous experts from around the country, including 2 fire cause and origin experts, 2 experts on gas connectors, a metallurgist who did extensive testing on the defective connector, a gas engineer, a vocational rehabilitation expert, life care planner, and economist. In this unusual case, the defendant was the natural gas provider who had received specific warnings from the Consumer Product Safety Commission of the dangers posed by these connectors and failed to pass these warnings on to their consumers. Mr. Whalley’s investigation into this case led to discovery of several other similar explosions from these dangerous connectors. This settlement has provided a fund for the injured woman to obtain specialized medical care and treatment and adaptive living that otherwise would not have been possible.