Fire did not break out as a result of a gas explosion: dismissal of claim against gas supplier and insurer
Introduction On 26 November 2020 the Central District Court (Judge Hadas Ovadia) dismissed a claim filed by Yossef Levi (the plaintiff) against Pazgas Ltd and its insurer Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd (the defendants) and determined that the plaintiff had failed to prove: that the claim event had been a 'gas explosion'; and Pazgas's alleged negligence.(1) Facts At approximately 9:00pm on 7 September 2010, a fire broke out in a pub called Levis located in an industrial building in the city of Ashdod, which was operated by the plaintiff. In March 2014 the plaintiff filed a statement of claim in...