An insurance company is suing a tool manufacturer, claiming one of its products caught fire and damaged a building.
Farmers Insurance Exchange, as subrogee of A-Z Sales Inc., filed a lawsuit Feb. 14 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Harbor Freight Tools USA, citing negligence.
The lawsuit states Farmers provided coverage for A-Z Sales Inc., which had purchased a pressure washer from Harbor Freight.
The insurance company claims the pressure washer caught fire on July 24, 2012 and caused $357,202.48 in damage to A-Z Sales' building. Farmers paid the claim, but is now seeking reimbursement from the tool manufacturer.
Farmers is seeking the $357,202.48 in damages it paid out to A-Z, plus court costs. It is being represented by Stuart M. Brody of Sneckenberg, Thompson & Brody LLP.
Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 2014L001560.
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Insurance company sues manufacturer over fire allegedly caused by its product
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