Robert J. Shaffer, Plaintiffs and Respondents v. Honeywell, Inc., a Corporation, Defendant and Appellant…

Summary

The court affirmed liability against Honeywell for a defective gas-control valve that allowed gas to accumulate and cause a fire and explosion in the plaintiffs' home. It also upheld the trial court's measures of personal-property and trophy damages, its discretionary prejudgment-interest award, and its refusal to award attorney fees as indemnity to other defendants. The court further held that the law-of-the-case doctrine did not prevent the trial court from correcting its pre-judgment ruling on indemnity fees.