Suit Against Blair Over Robe Death
The family of a Connecticut woman who died after her bathrobe caught on fire has filed a federal lawsuit against Blair Corporation of Warren.
Attorneys for the estate of 80-year-old Atwilda Brown filed suit in U.S. District Court in Hartford claiming wrongful death and product liability. The lawsuit seeks $30 million.
Brown was severely burned on February 12, 2005, when her robe caught on fire as she made tea in her home. She died two weeks later.
Federal authorities say the robes are linked to nine deaths. Blair recently expanded its recall of more than 300,000 chenille products it imported from a Pakistani manufacturer.
Attorneys for the estate of 80-year-old Atwilda Brown filed suit in U.S. District Court in Hartford claiming wrongful death and product liability. The lawsuit seeks $30 million.
Brown was severely burned on February 12, 2005, when her robe caught on fire as she made tea in her home. She died two weeks later.
Federal authorities say the robes are linked to nine deaths. Blair recently expanded its recall of more than 300,000 chenille products it imported from a Pakistani manufacturer.
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