Insurance firm sues Microsoft over Xbox house fire
04:40 - Friday 6 October 2006 by From the Web
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: xbox, fire Category : Miscellaneous
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: xbox, fire Category : Miscellaneous
An insurance company acting on behalf of Melvin Young has sued Microsoft because his house suffered an extensive fire because an Xbox malfunctioned on January 5th last year.
Allstate Insurance had an insurance policy in Young’s name, and alleges the Xbox was "unreasonably dangerous" and was, defective, malfunctioned and caused smoke and fire damage in his house.
Read the complete story here. (The Inquirer)
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