Hundreds of Galaxy Note 7 owners seeking compensation from Samsung in South Korea
The Korean media reports that no less than 527 plaintiffs have decided to file a lawsuit against Samsung to compensate them for the costs to head to the company's stores and exchange their phones, but also for the hours they had to wait while transferring the data from the Galaxy Note 7 to a new smartphone.
Attorney Peter Young-Yeel Ko, the head of the law firm representing the plaintiffs, says that the lawsuit also seeks compensation from Samsung for the psychological harm from using a hazardous product like the Galaxy Note 7.
We are filing a lawsuit not to ask for hundreds of millions of won in punitive damages like in the United States. We are demanding fair compensation for the simple damage that consumers have suffered.
Each plaintiff is seeking 500,000 (about $440) compensation per person, but that's only the initial amount, so the sum might increase later. There's a catch though, as South Korean courts do not award punitive damages.
Samsung recently announced a new Galaxy Note 7 upgrade program in South Korea, where owners who decide to go for the Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge now, will receive a 50% discount on the upcoming Galaxy S8 or Galaxy Note 8.
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The explosive Galaxy Note 7 saga (140 updates)-
9 November Canadian couple abroad had to destroy their Note 7 phones to get home, files class action lawsuit against Samsung
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8 November Samsung Canada will exchange Galaxy Note 7s, bought from a third-party
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3 November Samsung promises to work hard towards regaining consumer trust
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3 November Samsung promises to get rid of its Galaxy Note 7 stockpiles with minimal damage to the environment
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1 November Chinese customers outraged after Samsung execs kneeled to apologize for the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco
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