Loss Of Expert Sinks Insurer’s Defect Claims Over Dryer Fire, Judge Rules

Mealey's (February 19, 2020, 12:57 PM EST) -- ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A clothes dryer manufacturer won summary judgment on Feb. 18 in New York federal court on an insurer’s claims that a defective dryer started a house fire, after the insurer lost its causation expert to a successful Daubert challenge (Amica Mutual Insurance Company v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc., No. 6:16-cv-6845, W.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27135)....