Keurig Faces Lawsuit From Liberty Mutual for $100K Home Fire

Vermont-based brewing company Keurig is reportedly being slapped with a lawsuit two years after one of its coffee machines sparked a costly fire at an Upton home. Boston-based insurer Liberty Mutual claims the coffee machine is to blame for the $100,000 in damages to the home.

The lawsuit was filed in Suffolk Superior Court, reports the Boston Globe. Liberty Mutual alleges the Keurig K70 model is a defective model that should not have been sold originally.

The legal dispute stems from a fire at the home of Katherine White in 2015, according to the Globe. The fire, which destroyed much of the home, was sparked when her Keurig machine caught fire. White’s insurer, Liberty Mutual, reportedly paid for the damages, but is now looking for compensation from the company they say caused the destruction in the first place.

In February 2017, The Vermont Biz reported that Keurig Green Mountain Inc. paid a $5.8 million civil penalty to the federal government after it failed to report a defect from 2010-2014. In those years, the company reportedly received about 200 complaints of machines spraying hot water and coffee grounds at users, who suffered second and third-degree burns. The company also recalled more than 6 million MINI Plus brewers in December 2014.

Source: www.masslive.com www.masslive.com

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