$250,000
Offer
None
Result
Defense Verdict
Venue
Greene County
Judge
Nalitz
Attorney
Paul J. Walsh III
Date
April 2001
Fire damage results in destruction of business
The Plaintiff sued for property damage as a result of a fire allegedly started by the Defendant. Both the Plaintiff and the Defendant were tenants in the building that caught fire and resulted in the complete destruction of the premises. The Plaintiff claimed that a space heater used by the Defendant ignited a cardboard box which started the fire. The Defendant argued that the cause of the fire could not be determined.
$385,000
Offer
None
Result
Defense Verdict
Venue
Allegheny County
Judge
James
Attorney
Paul J. Walsh III
Date
May 2000
Fire causes substantial damage to business establishment
The Plaintiff sued for property damage and business interruption losses as a result of a fire allegedly caused by the Defendant’s negligence in failing to connect a fire suppression bypass system to a newly installed fryer. A Co-Defendant was also alleged to be negligent in failing to shut down the establishment after an inspection noted that the bypass system was not connected. After a four-day trial the jury returned a defense verdict.