Case Result

$2.7M

Product Liability, Wrongful Death

Wheaton, IL

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Case Details

Callahan v. Bernz-O-Matic. For a 21-year-old college co-ed who died of asphyxiation by a Bernz-O-Matic space heater while on a camping trip. Faulty recall effort by the successor corporation was a primary issue.

Additional Notes

As a direct result of the case, the corporation improved its recall efforts by adding paper rings to propane cylinders. A scholarship was established in the deceased’s name at her university.

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