Electrolux agrees to settle dryer fire class action

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LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Electrolux Home Products Inc. has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged its dryers caught fire because they were defective.

Electrolux agreed to pay up to $8 million in attorneys’ fees, $1,300 per fire, a cash rebate to assist in the purchase of a replacement Electrolux-brand or Frigidaire-brand dryer or other home appliance up to a maximum of $350 off the price and an online code that can be used to purchase new products at up to a 20 percent discount from Electrolux’s website, according to the settlement agreement filed April 30 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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