In January 2007, Samuel Kearse says the heat was not working in his New Haven apartment. His solution was to turn on the gas stove. In the process, his clothes caught fire and he was left with second- and third-degree burns all over his body, according to court records. In December 2008, he filed a lawsuit against the building’s landlords, asking for money to pay his medical bills and $50 million for pain and suffering.
He was ultimately awarded $2.8 million. But now the state Appellate Court has overturned that judgment, ruling that the defendants were never informed of some of the court proceedings that led to the award.
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