This article is nothing but allegations. It must have been a really slow news day to publish such nonsense. In a tort action (lawsuit) the plaintiff has to allege a defective product, otherwise there is no basis for the lawsuit. In court, they have to be able to prove their allegation that the product was truly defective. Every tort action has similar claims about defects. At trial, very few of the claims are proved. In this case, to be on the receiving end of a lawsuit for causing a fire, all you have to do is be in the vicinity of the fire. Since Dell and HP sell more computers than anyone else, it stands to reason that they will be at the location of more fires than any other manufacturer. There was nothing in the article to suggest their products were the point of origin, just unsubstantiated allegations. John Smith
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