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"HOUSTON - Cypress resident Eric Jay Robinson has filed a lawsuit alleging he was severely burned by a space heater that caught his shirt on fire two years ago. He is seeking $4 million from the maker of the heater and the retailer that sold the shirt.<br /><br />Robinson and his wife are suing Mr. Heater Inc.,&nbsp;Macy's Inc., Macy's Merchandising Group Inc. and Macy's Merchandising Group International LLC.<br /><br />The suit was first filed in Harris County District Court on Dec. 21 and then transferred to the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas on Jan. 30.<br /><br />Court papers explain that the plaintiffs bought the Mr. Heater space heater in 2008 while Robinson's spouse purchased the John Ashford long-sleeve flannel shirt from Macy's as a Christmas present for him in December 2010.<br /><br />According to the suit, Robinson was wearing the flannel shirt while he was building a boat in his family garage the night of Dec. 25, 2010.<br /><br />The weather at that time was cold so he used the space heater, the suit states.<br /><br />According to the original petition, the incident occurred just as Robinson was warming his hands.<br /><br />\"Suddenly and without warning, the John Ashford brand shirt caught on fire,\" the suit says.<br /><br />\"Mr. Robinson became immediately engulfed in flames and was severely burned.\"<br /><br />The blaze purportedly scorched Robinson's neck, lower back and legs down to his calves, nearly killing him.<br /><br />Neither the shirt or the heater carried consumer warnings, Robinson asserts.<br /><br />He adds he was hospitalized for more than a month and underwent two operations.<br /><br />A jury trial is requested.<br /><br />Attorney Nicholas J. Lanza with McCormick Lanza &amp; McNeel PC in Bellaire is representing the couple.<br /><br /><em>Case No. 4:13-CV-233</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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