Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Lifetime Brands, Inc. et al

  1. April 19, 2016

    Fondue Pot Makers Must Face Insurer's Flame Injury Suit

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday denied a fondue pot maker and a fuel maker's attempt to escape Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co.'s suit seeking to collect damages and medical bills paid to a user of the appliance who was severely burned.

  2. March 09, 2016

    Insurer Can Bring Fondue Pot Flame Injury Suit, Judge Says

    A Florida magistrate judge held Tuesday that Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. should be able to pursue a fondue pot maker and a fuel manufacturer to try to collect damages and medical bills paid to a user of the appliance who was severely burned, determining that the insurer has standing to bring the suit.

  3. January 22, 2016

    Insurer Fights Bid To Toss Fondue Pot Flame Injury Suit

    Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. urged a Florida federal court Friday to reject a fondue pot maker's bid to extinguish its attempt to collect for damages and medical bills paid to a user of the appliance who was burned, contending that the manufacturer has misconstrued Florida law.

  4. January 12, 2016

    Fondue Pot Makers Want Flame Injury Suit Extinguished

    The makers of a fondue pot and its fuel source have once again asked a Florida federal court to extinguish an insurer's attempt to collect for damages and medical bills paid to a user of the appliance who was burned, arguing Monday the insurer's policy doesn't apply to her.

  5. October 13, 2015

    Insurer Fights To Keep Fondue Pot Payout Suit Alive

    An insurer urged a Florida federal court on Tuesday not to stamp out its suit against the makers of a fondue pot and its fuel source that allegedly burned a user, whose medical bills the insurer paid and now wants reimbursed.

  6. September 28, 2015

    Insurer Sues To Recover $300K Fondue Fireball Settlement

    Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. claimed in a complaint removed to Florida federal court Monday that two companies whose fondue set and liquid fuel combined to produce a fireball that severely burned a woman owe $303,000 that the insurer paid to cover her injuries.

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