Home Depot Sued After Product Causes Port Matilda House Fire

Home Depot has been sued for more than $123,000 by an insurance company after one of its products allegedly caused a fire that damaged a Port Matilda family’s home. State Farm recently filed the lawsuit, which revolves around a malfunctioning Martha Stewart Christmas tree, in the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County. Joseph and Kristin Price, of Port Matilda, holders of a State Farm policy that covered their property, bought a Martha Stewart Christmas tree, which was sold by Home Depot. The tree was plugged into a wall outlet in the living room of the family’s home on Dec. 26, 2015, when the plug malfunctioned and caused a fire, according to the lawsuit.