Products and services must meet certain standards before they could be available to the public. For innately hazardous or dangerous products, a warning must be made to inform consumers of the possibility of causing damages or injuries.

In Oceanside, an elderly couple was engulfed in fire when their bathrobe sleeve caught on fire.

Eighty-one year old Evelyn Rogoff was making herself a green tea when their stove’s electric burner set her bathrobe on fire. Her husband, Murray, came to rescue her but was burnt as well. The couple died eventually due to burn injuries.

Susan Brent, the couple’s daughter, sued Blair Corp. for at least $1.9 in damages citing negligence due to the flammability of its bathrobes. Brent alleged that the company failed to warn the public specially its target market – elderly people of the robe’s flammable nature.

Due to the incident, Blair Corp. recalled162, 000 of its chenille robes.

A product liability case may be filed when the action is based on accident-causing defects such as a bathrobe’s flammability. An injured person can bring a negligence claim in addition to a strict liability claim against the manufacturer. These claims may be best pursued through the help of a product liability attorney