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Philadelphia Contributionship Insurance Co. (PCIC) slapped Electrolux Home Products Inc. with a law suit on the 14th<\/sup> February earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The law suit was filed to the New Jersey federal court in the U.S. and comes off the back of allegations that complaints here in the U.K. were ignored.<\/p>\n

The insurers are accusing the popular white goods company of a faulty wiring problem with their dishwashers, possibly relating to an incident where one belonging to a customer burst into flames – so we’re talking about a serious issue here of course.
\n<\/p>\n

Up in flames<\/h2>\n

An Electrolux dishwasher owned by customer and PCIC policy holder Mr John Davis Jr spontaneously set on fire and caused flooding in his property. It;s suspected that the Frigidaire dishwasher had defective wiring that caused the ignition.<\/p>\n

Mr David is apparently not the only victim; several proposed class actions are expected to come forward from similar incidents.<\/p>\n

PCIC’s law suit claims that: <\/p>\n


\n“…as a direct and proximate result of the defective condition of the Frigidaire dishwasher and its component parts, the [fire] occurred, causing the property damage sustained by PCIC’s insurers, for which it has paid.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mr David has been paid around $623,000 as a result of the incident. PCIC intends to recoup the amount paid out, plus legal fees. The insurer is basing their lawsuit on Electrolux’s breach of implied and express warranties as the fire seems to be caused by “a malfunction and\/or defect in the electrical wirings.”<\/p>\n

Numerous class actions<\/h3>\n

The 8 proposed class actions (group actions) accuse Electrolux of knowing about the defect in their Frigidaire dishwashers\u00a0when it recalled some of them in the U.K. a number of years ago; but not taking any action in the U.S. The class actions argue that ever since the recall was initiated over here, an investigation should have been probed into the dishwashers in the U.S. as well.<\/p>\n

Since the reportedly defective products have set on fire in the U.S. too, Electrolux should arguably have recalled them and taken them off the shelves there as well.<\/p>\n

U.K. safety recall in 2008<\/h3>\n

A safety recall in the U.K was initiated back in March of 2008 for Electrolux dishwashers. The white goods maker sent out engineers to inspect just under 7,000 dishwashers after reports of fires. Apparently, only 3 dishwashers were faulty, but it was not known which of the 7,000 dishwashers sold since 2006 were the defective ones.<\/p>\n

An Electrolux spokesperson responded to the situation, saying: <\/p>\n

“Electrolux takes the safety of its products very seriously, and we intend to vigorously defend ourselves.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not the first fire-hazard problem…<\/h3>\n

In July 2016 the Electrolux Frigidaire built-in ovens were recalled in the U.S as well as the U.K. The reason for the recall was for a similar defect – posing a risk of a fire hazard.<\/p>\n

Regulators warned that the thermal switch on the ovens could malfunction, and the defect was blamed on improper manufacturing. Instructions paired with the recall requested that owners stop using the ovens and contact Electrolux for an inspection and repairs free of charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia Contributionship Insurance Co. (PCIC) slapped Electrolux Home Products Inc. with a law suit on the 14th February earlier this year. The law suit was filed to the New Jersey federal court in the U.S. and comes off the back of allegations that complaints here in the U.K. were ignored. 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Whilst the claimant\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Medical"","block_context":{"text":"Medical","link":"https:\/\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/category\/medical"},"img":{"alt_text":"hip replacement claims","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hip-replacement-claims-min.png?fit=725%2C250&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hip-replacement-claims-min.png?fit=725%2C250&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hip-replacement-claims-min.png?fit=725%2C250&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hip-replacement-claims-min.png?fit=725%2C250&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":456,"url":"https:\/\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/lawsuits-against-jj-defective-hip-implants","url_meta":{"origin":752,"position":3},"title":"Lawsuits against J&J for defective hip implants","author":"Author","date":"9th January 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"J&J has had a rough time of late with the J&J talcum-powder lawsuit in which victims argued the use of such powder was a strong cause for ovarian cancer. 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The student suffered first, second and third degree burns in the incident. The University student alleged that he was out playing pool when he borrowed the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Technology"","block_context":{"text":"Technology","link":"https:\/\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/category\/technology"},"img":{"alt_text":"iphone","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/iphone.png?fit=725%2C250&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/iphone.png?fit=725%2C250&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/iphone.png?fit=725%2C250&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/iphone.png?fit=725%2C250&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":669,"url":"https:\/\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/product-liability-claims-for-zimmer-knee-replacement-implants","url_meta":{"origin":752,"position":5},"title":"Lawyers seeking product liability claims against Zimmer for problems associated with their knee replacement implants","author":"Admin","date":"22nd May 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Zimmer NexGen knee implants are supposed to provide patients with new artificial knees to last at least 15-20 years. 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