California Product Defect Law Firm Bisnar Chase Files Suit against Camping Equipment Manufacturer Coleman in Faulty Propane Heater Case.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- The Coleman Company This article is about the Coleman Company, suppliers of recreational equipment. For other uses of the word Coleman, see Coleman (disambiguation) Coleman Company, Inc. is a company that makes camping gear. It was founded by W. C. is being sued for having caused severe personal injury to 9-year-old Trevor Dennis, by knowingly manufacturing and selling a faulty propane propane, CH3CH2CH3, colorless, gaseous alkane. It is readily liquefied by compression and cooling. It melts at −189.9°C; and boils at −42.2°C;. heater, the ProCat(TM) PefecTemp(TM) (Model 5053). California product defect law firm Bisnar Chase filed the suit on behalf of both Dennis and his mother, Alysha Reed. The case is pending in the Superior Court of the State of California, Orange County, case number 30-2007 00100173. A trial date has been set for June 23, 2008. On December 30, 2005, Trevor Dennis and his parents were camping at the Octillo Wells Desert Recreation area. In the early evening, Dennis retired to their camping equipment trailer which was being warmed by the Coleman propane heater. Around 11 PM, the propane heater malfunctioned, causing the camping equipment trailer to burst into flames with Dennis inside. Most of the trailer was destroyed and Dennis was severely burned over much of his body. Because of this incident and the resulting injuries, Dennis needs extensive amounts of continued medical care. "This is looking like a case of an American manufacturer using a faulty design, subpar sub·par adj. 1. Not measuring up to traditional standards of performance, value, or production. 2. Below par in a hole, round, or game of golf. critical parts from Chinese suppliers, sloppy slop·py adj. slop·pi·er, slop·pi·est 1. Marked by a lack of neatness or order; untidy: a sloppy room. 2. assembly and inadequate quality control leading to a catastrophic injury of a then 7-year-old boy," said John Bisnar, founding partner of the Bisnar Chase law firm. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the lawsuit, The Coleman Company knew that the propane heater was faulty since Coleman had had previous complaints, warranty claims, incidents, fires and lawsuits. In spite of this knowledge, Coleman still manufactured and sold the propane heater, putting profits before people. The Coleman Company also claimed in their advertising that the propane heater was safe indoors when it was not, according to the lawsuit. The Coleman Company has denied the claims of Dennis and Reed. About Bisnar Chase Bisnar Chase is a California personal injury law firm that represents people who have been very seriously injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. due of a defective product. Most of their defective product cases are defective automobile cases against auto makers like Ford and General Motors. A number of their cases involve consumer products and industrial equipment. For more information, visit: www.auto-defect-attorneys.com, www.bisnar-chase.com and www.californiainjuryblog.com. |
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