OPINION & ORDER Plaintiff State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“Plaintiff” or “State Farm”), as subrogor of Miriam Perez, commenced this action on June 14, 2021, asserting strict products liability, negligence, and breach of warranty claims against Defendant Pentair Flow Technologies, LLC (“Defendant” or “Pentair”) for damages arising from a house fire allegedly caused by a pump manufactured by Pentair. (See ECF No. 1.) Presently before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. (ECF No. 46.) For the following reasons, the Court grants in part and denies in part Defendant’s motion. BACKGROUND The following facts are derived from Defendant’s Local Rule 56.1 Statement (“Def. 56.1,” ECF No. 51), Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Rule 56.1 Statement (“Pl. 56.1 Response,” ECF No. 49), the parties’ declarations, and the parties’ exhibits,1 and are not in dispute, except where noted. Miriam Perez, subrogee of Plaintiff State Farm, owned a home located at 15 Greenridge Way, Spring Valley, New York (the “Premises”). (Def. 56.1 1; Pl 56.1 Response 1.) Prior to July 15, 2020, State Farm issued an insurance policy to Perez, insuring her against, inter alia, covered real property and personal property damage. (Def. 56.1 3.) The policy covered the period from November 17, 2019 to November 17, 2020. (Pl. 56.1 Response 4.) On July 15, 2020, Shanti Mann, Perez’s daughter’s fiancé, noticed that the basement of the Premises was flooded, and used a Simer Submersible Utility Pump, 2300-4 (the “Pump”) to remove the excess water from the basement. (Pl. 56.1 Response
1, 8-9.) After setting up the Pump, he left the basement. (Id. 9.) Sometime later, while he was outside in the yard, Mann noticed that the Pump had stopped working, at which point he returned to the basement and saw that the Pump had not removed the excess water. (Id. 10.) At this time, the house lights started dimming and Mann heard a popping noise. (Id. 11.) Mann went to unplug the Pump, testifying that as he unplugged it, “the pop, and, like, spark[s] started shooting out the top” right in front of him. (Mann Tr. 36:11-19.) Mann ran up the stairs to exit the basement, and stated he heard the pop again and saw clothes catch fire. (Id. 37:5-25.) He then called the fire department, which arrived within five minutes and extinguished the fire. (Pl. 56.1 Response 13.) Although Mann could not remember exactly when he purchased the Pump, he stated that he had done so at least one year, and possibly more than two years, before the date of the fire. (Pl. 56.1 Response
