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Note 7 class action lawsuit dismissed, ambulance chasers planning an appeal

by Daniel Petrov / Aug 11, 2017, 8:06 AM

Note 7 class action lawsuit dismissed, ambulance chasers planning an appeal

Back until this past April, Samsung was still offering an exchange program for its fiery Note 7 phablet, refunding those who returned their handsets, or offering replacements like the S7 edge plus some extra change. Fair and square, one would think. Needless to say, though, some folks got organized in a class action lawsuit against Samsung, claiming that its refund or replace program was not enough to compensate for the inconvenience of visiting a service center on their own dime and time.

They were searching for a grand total of 935 million won (US$815,000) in compensation, but the court struck down that path on August 9, ruling in favor Samsung's actions, deeming them sufficient for a mass recall. Samsung had to deal with the return, deactivation or repurposing of 4.3 million Note 7 units, and a tenth of them were sold in the home turf of Korea, where the Harvest Law Office thought they'd found a gold mine, and organized the former owners in a class action lawsuit.

"We are planning to appeal the court’s decision," reacted a lawyer from the legal shop, though, given the first strike, the court may not budge, or the eventual moral damages awarded could be much smaller. Oh, well, now all eyes are on the Note 8 anyway, it seems, and Samsung has a lot riding on it now.

source: TheInvestor

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26 Comments

1. notfair

Posts: 698; Member since: Jan 30, 2017

f**king gold diggers...

posted on Aug 11, 2017, 8:14 AM 6

2. g2a5b0e unregistered

But she ain't messin' with no broke, broke

posted on Aug 11, 2017, 8:35 AM 6

6. darkkjedii

Posts: 30836; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

LMAOOOOO! Good one yo.

posted on Aug 11, 2017, 9:11 AM 2

8. black.inco unregistered

Lol. I was just listening to that song after I left the gym.

posted on Aug 11, 2017, 9:48 AM 0

3. Flash

Posts: 1972; Member since: May 19, 2017

Well maybe Samsung shouldn't have rushed a faulty product to the shelves.

posted on Aug 11, 2017, 8:40 AM 5

16. TechieXP1969

Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013

It wasn't rushed. It was released exactly one year after the Note 5 Oh wait, why am I replying to a troll. Won't happen again though.

posted on Aug 11, 2017, 11:22 AM 3

24. Settings

Posts: 2943; Member since: Jul 02, 2014

It was rushed. Even though it was released a year after N5, development started 3 months prior.

posted on Aug 11, 2017, 9:07 PM 0

15. TechieXP1969

Exactly. Samsung did what any other company has done when they recall a product. They gave an option. you are entitled to a 100% refund and they offered a replacement where you can choose any Samsung or any phone. Anytime you have a defective product, just like you spent money and time and gas to go buy it, you have to do the same to return it. These people are full of crap. They plan to appeal? Why? The decision will be the same. So question...are these same people gonna file a class action against the court, saying they didn't do enough and they need to be refunded money they spent on lawyers and time and gas?