Mr. Shapiro and his co-counsel discovered the reason this tragedy occurred and sent a strong financial message to the manufacturer about how important it is to make safe products.
It was two days before Christmas when Frank decided to trim the grass in his back yard in anticipation of the family arriving for Christmas dinner on Christmas Day. Minutes later he was engulfed in burning gasoline from an exploding gas tank on his Ryobi riding lawn mower. Despite the efforts of his wife of 60…