Proposed settlement in Sears ranges tip-over class action

Sears, the largest appliance retailer in the United States, has agreed to address a dangerous home hazard under a proposed settlement of the Charles Parker, et. al., v. Sears, Roebuck and Co. class action. Over the past seven years, Sears installers had failed to secure millions of freestanding gas and electric ranges with a bracket to keep the stoves from tipping over when weight is applied to an open oven door.

If you own a freestanding or slide-in range that you bought at Sears and for which you paid for delivery and installation between July 2, 2000, and  September 18, 2007, read this item from the Consumer Reports Safety blog. And for more information on the settlement, go to the settlement Web site.

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