Samsung now hit with lawsuit over exploding Galaxy S6 Active
Brandon Covert and his wife were asleep on the night of August 2 when they heard a “loud explosion, resembling a gunshot,” but it wasn't a weapon that disturbed the family's sleep. Instead, on the dresser Brandon's Samsung Galaxy S6 Active was on fire, “shooting out flames four to five inches high and quickly filling the room with smoke.”
After unsuccessfully trying to extinguish the fire, Brandon grabbed the phone with his bare hands, ran to the kitchen and bathe it in water. Since then, he remained with severe burns on his hands, which is why the suit seeks damages for “smell of toxic fumes, scorched metal, burnt flesh, and smoke filled bedroom.”
One other aspect the lawsuit filed in the U.S. district court in California mentions is that Samsung has tried to cover up these incidents and that the Galaxy Note 7 issue extend beyond the company's flagship.
Samsung chose to conceal the problem from the public … despite knowing the foreseeable and predictable risk that the phone may overheat, flame and destruct from the inside presenting a risk of serious harm or injury.
Unfortunately, Samsung faces potential class-action in the United States over the Galaxy Note 7 recall, but a few lawsuits have already been filed against the South Korean company. So this does really appear to be just the tip of the iceberg.
source: The Guardian
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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