$50 Million Verdict in Defective Water Heater Explosion

Krantz V. A.O. Smith | Baldwin County, Alabama | CASE NO. CV-05-794

Cunningham Bounds obtained a $50 million verdict for the family of a man who suffered severe burns and died four days later after a natural-gas water heater exploded while he was trying to light the pilot light.

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Joseph Brown


David S. Cain, Jr.


George W. Finkbohner, III

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