Topic: Insurance Firm Sues Microsoft over Xbox House Fire (Read 265 times)

Xbox-Scene · « **on:** October 06, 2006, 10:15:00 AM »

Insurance Firm Sues Microsoft over Xbox House Fire
Posted by XanTium | October 6 11:39 EST

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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 is demanding Microsoft shell out $250,000 to cover the insurance costs on the house. The case was filed in a circuit court for Prince George's County. An earlier case, linked below, was settled between the Weatherfords and Microsoft last year.

Free hint for the lawyers of the insurance company: it's the Xbox PSU itself, not the cable. But well, that issue has been covered enough on our pages.
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rasstar · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:44:00 AM »

I think this is BS, there is no way the xbox cause the house to burn down. Just a way for the insurance company to get their money back.

Software2 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:27:00 AM »

Thank God there are still lawyers out there that will defend my right to keep an xbox next to a pile of oily rags!

blackchild1101 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:49:00 AM »

QUOTE(Software2 @ Oct 6 2006, 04:34 PM)

Thank God there are still lawyers out there that will defend my right to keep an xbox next to a pile of oily rags!

DMAddict · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2006, 10:30:00 AM »

This may be just setting the stage for how many homes will succumb to the intense heat of 360. I think I'll be using my 360 to heat my home this winter. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

This post has been edited by DMAddict: Oct 6 2006, 05:31 PM

Kallstar · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2006, 10:40:00 AM »

yay lets sue everyone!!! lets sue the people who made the surge protector, the people who made the flammable carpet, the guy who installed it, the electric company, the fire department, people who built the house, then go after the government for smoke inhalation, police department for not protecting against fires, church for no advanced warning from god, ect... 5billion dollars per fire weee. Wait.. i thought you actually had to prove things in a lawsuit.. Who played their xbox when they werent home??

ubiman · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2006, 10:13:00 AM »

QUOTE(DMAddict @ Oct 6 2006, 12:01 PM)

This may be just setting the stage for how many homes will succumb to the intense heat of 360. I think I'll be using my 360 to heat my home this winter.

I have been doing that for years with my original Xbox. Put a game in, put the fan on 100% and let the heating begin.

FrostyTheSnowman · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2006, 10:27:00 AM »

QUOTE(Kallstar @ Oct 6 2006, 10:11 AM)

Wait.. i thought you actually had to prove things in a lawsuit..

Nah, that's just an urban myth.

ZildjianKX · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2006, 11:02:00 AM »

QUOTE(rasstar @ Oct 6 2006, 06:15 AM)

I think this is BS, there is no way the xbox cause the house to burn down. Just a way for the insurance company to get their money back.

Umm, are you forgetting about the sparking power supplies and how Microsoft had a cable recall that basically was a cheap "fix" that would cause the cable to short so a fire wouldn't start?

xboxmodder4life · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2006, 11:46:00 AM »

i've fixed 4-5 faulty foxlink power supplies from V1.0 xbox's and the solder points actaully break and begin to spark. So i could easily see a fire occuring if the xbox was sitting on a carpet, or next to some bedding that was flammable.

Cauhauna · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2006, 11:47:00 AM »

If they just filed that suit i think the judge will throw it out because of timeliness. The law says you have to file in a "timely fashion." Thats usually a year tops.

rasstar · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2006, 11:29:00 AM »

QUOTE(ZildjianKX @ Oct 6 2006, 06:09 PM)

Umm, are you forgetting about the sparking power supplies and how Microsoft had a cable recall that basically was a cheap "fix" that would cause the cable to short so a fire wouldn't start?

How could they prove that is what caused the fire? I really doubt that was the problem ....Where were the sparks coming from?

Alkane · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2006, 11:31:00 AM »

Yeah and lots of these are figments of my imagination. Starts with loose power cord connector, then crackling, then sparks inside, then either powers out or catches fire. I saw this happen in front of my eyes.

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Monte2 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2006, 12:29:00 PM »

My Xbox turned itself off one day and I took hold of the power cord only to get greeted by some sparks.
It wouldn't surprise me if it actually did start the fire. They already admitted there was a problem when they started giving out new power cords.

89c4l98 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2006, 12:10:00 PM »

QUOTE(Alkane @ Oct 6 2006, 06:38 PM)

Yeah and lots of these are figments of my imagination. Starts with loose power cord connector, then crackling, then sparks inside, then either powers out or catches fire. I saw this happen in front of my eyes.

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I fixed my burnt power supply.... it could have started fire.. sameissue as above

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