Case Name and Number: vs.
United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, Case No. 3:21-cv-00059-JD
Originally filed in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Francisco, Case No. CGC-19-572759
Complaint Filed: January 14, 2019
Judgment Amount: $1,100,002.00; Consisting of $1,050,001.00 in favor of Plaintiff, Taos Proctor, and against Defendants, Walmart Inc.; Worthington Cylinder Corporation; and The Coleman Company, and $50,001.00 in favor of Plaintiff, Kelly Proctor, and against Defendants, Walmart Inc.; Worthington Cylinder Corporation; and The Coleman Company.
Facts:
Taos Proctor suffered second degree burns as a result of a propane canister that exploded. The canister was purchased at Walmart and was manufactured by Worthington Cylinder Corporation, under the Coleman brand name. The Proctors used the 16-ounce Coleman propane canister with a Bernzomatic torch to light the family s woodbu