LG microwave lawsuit overview:
- Who: First Liberty Insurance Corp. a/s/o Rodney and Jodi Wooten filed a lawsuit against LG Electronics USA Inc.
- Why: First Liberty claims LG is responsible for a Pennsylvania house fire that allegedly originated from an LG microwave and caused more than $1 million in damages.
- Where: The lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania federal court.
LG Electronics USA is aware of an issue with an LG microwave that malfunctioned and started a fire that caused more than $1 million in damages to the home of a Pennsylvania couple, a new lawsuit alleges.
First Liberty Insurance Corp. claims LG knows the control panels of the model of LG microwave are defective.
The house fire caused “substantial damage” to the Pennsylvania home of Rodney and Jodi Wooten on or about Feb. 19, 2021, costing First Liberty Insurance more than $1 million in insurance payouts, the LG microwave lawsuit alleges.
First Liberty argues the Wootens only used the LG microwave “in the manner in which it was intended” and that an investigation determined that a failure within the microwave had caused the fire.
The Wootens are not part of the claims against LG “pursuant to the terms and conditions of (their) insurance policy,” which subrogated First Liberty to “all rights, claims and causes of action that its insureds may have,” according to the LG lawsuit.
First Liberty accuses LG of negligence, breach of implied warranty, LG microwave lawsuit states
First Liberty claims LG is guilty of negligence, breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, breach of implied warranty of merchantability, strict product liability and violating Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
It requests a judgment in the amount of $1,029,159.13 to or on behalf of its insured to compensate for the fire related damage to the Wooten’s property. The amount is not final and is expected to increase, according to the LG lawsuit.
In other LG news, a trio of consumers filed a class action lawsuit against the company last year, arguing the company knowingly sells refrigerators equipped with defective craft ice makers that quickly stop working.
Have you experienced issues with your LG microwave? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiffs are represented by Kim L. Michaels of Styliades Mezzanotte & Hasson.
The LG microwave lawsuit is First Liberty Insurance Corp. v. LG Electronics USA Inc., Case No. 2:23-cv-00591, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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14 thoughts onLG lawsuit claims microwave caused house fire with $1M in damages
At 3am this morning, our LG microwave just came on by itself. We were not able to turn it off. We had to unplug it. It made an awful smell. We troubleshooted and know the latch is ok so it must be circuit board. We are no longer comfortable keeping this plugged in.
Please add our name to your lawsuit list. This could have been devastating if we had not been home.
Fire department had to be called in earlier today due to fire alarm being triggered by a defected LG microwave model LMT1050st. Tried to heat up spaghetti earlier today this stupid thing crap out and instead try to burn my apartment. fy LG!
I purchased an LG microwave from Lowes and have been having problems with it since I bought it. I have had 3 service tickets on it and have keep notes on everything. LG has done nothing to get this problem fixed and given myself and lowes install team the run around.
Our LG microwave completely stopped heating since August 2024 and LG says that the magnetron is not working. To reorder the magnetron, they have taken more than a month and still the part has not yet arrived(10/2/2024). Not sure how long they will take to repair after the part arrives. We wanted a full replacement of the microwave as its only a year since we purchased it through Costco, but LG is not ready for that. In the beginning, when this problem started, we heard spark sounds and were petrified. The service men and LG are aware of it but LG is not ready for replacement. We consider our microwave a defective piece and would be concerned about our safety even after the repair is completed.