Coleman Outdoor Camping Company Must Be Hiding Something Incriminating
Utah is the home to many outdoor enthusiasts and if you are a local to this state you have likely gone camping with the help of a familiar outdoor product line: Coleman. W.C. Coleman began manufacturing lamps over 100 years ago and founded what is now known as “Coleman: The Outdoor Company.” Coleman’s website has a company history which professes the virtues of W.C. Coleman and explains how “Coleman became a way of life in America.”
Fast forward 100 years since W.C. Coleman first began manufacturing lanterns. It’s December 2005 and 7-year-old Trevor Daniels is on a camping trip in California with his family. His parents had purchased a Model 5053 ProCat PerfecTemp Coleman propane heater to aid in their outdoor excursion, placing the product in their camping trailer for warmth. The heater is designed to be used inside tents, campers and ice-fishing shanties to provide heat. Furthermore, the product was sold with a bold statement saying it was safe for indoor use.
Tragically, the heater malfunctioned and set fire to the camping trailer with little Trevor inside. The young boy survived the fire but suffered horrific and extensive burns over much of his body. Trevor’s parents sued Coleman, asking the company to release documents that show Coleman knowingly violated California statute, Health and Safety Code Section 19881. Even after a California Judge ordered Coleman to give Trevor’s lawyers, Bisnar Chase, the documents, the company refused. Coleman appealed the decision to the California Court of Appeals who heard arguments on Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
W.C. Coleman, the “sunshine of the night,” founded the company 100 years ago that began as “a way of life in America.” Wouldn’t you think he would release those documents to help a young boy recover from this horrendous tragedy if he were still around today? Fortunately, California products liability law firm Bisnar Chase has become the real “sunshine of the night” for young Trevor Daniels, diligently fighting for his legal rights against a company that has forgotten its responsibilities as “a way of life in America.”
