Florida Man News: Samsung Faces Lawsuit After Galaxy Note 7 Explodes In Man's Pocket [VIDEO]
There have been numerous reports on several Galaxy Note 7 units exploding lately. In the most recent report, a Florida man has sued Samsung after his Galaxy Note 7 exploded while in his pocket.
The man, Jonathan Strobel of Palm Beach County, had his Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in his right front pocket back on September 9 when the device quite literally exploded. After suffering second-degree burns on his leg due to the incident, the Florida man opted to sue the tech giant.
Despite the worldwide recall initiated by Samsung for its Galaxy Note 7 devices, Strobel's lawsuit against the tech giant is the first legal case from a consumer that is directed at the South Korean tech conglomerate. The Florida man's lawsuit is seeking around $15,000 in damages.
The Note 7 smartphone was not reasonably fit, suitable, or safe to the ultimate operators or consumers for its intended or reasonably foreseeable purposes when manufactured, and Samsung knew or in the exercise of due care should have known that the Galaxy Note7 cell phone would create a foreseeable risk of harm to users," part of Strobel's case against Samsung read.
While Samsung has formally admitted that it was well aware of Strobel's incident, the tech giant has not released its official statement about the incident, asserting that it does not "comment on pending litigation."
Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 has become the center of a worldwide recall that has dealt a massive blow to the prestige and reputation of the South Korean tech giant's flagship phablet. When it was released, critics and users alike lauded Samsung for creating arguably its best phone yet.
Indeed, numerous reviewers even speculated that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 would be the top Android phone of the year, well ahead of its competition, and even beating Google's first self-branded smartphones, the Pixel and Pixel XL.
Alas, the Note 7's rise to prominence suddenly hit a brick wall, with dozens upon dozens of units being reported to have burst into flames. As of date, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) stated that there have been multiple reports of Note 7-related incidents.
"Samsung has received 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the U.S., including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage, including fires in cars and a garage," the CPSC stated.
