Products Liability

Several new incidents of reported overheating by the Galaxy Note 7 replacement phones has prompted Samsung to recall its Galaxy Note 7 phone line altogether.   Samsung has already issued a recall of its popular phone line back in September, asking consumers to turn in the devices for replacements. However, there have been several reports […]

Apple is investigating a claim that one of its iPhones spontaneously exploding, according to reports.   Darin Hlavaty claims his iPhone 6 Plus spontaneously burst into flames. The iPhone was in his pocket while he was in class at Rowan University in New Jersey. He suddenly felt his leg burning, he says. He saw smoke

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a formal recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 phone after the company volunteered to do so a week earlier.   The Galaxy Note 7 has put consumers at risk over its batteries exploding or catching fire. Samsung has confirmed that there were several dozen such incidents which

A 6-year-old boy suffered burns after a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his hands, his grandmother, Linda Lewis, told reporters. The Galaxy Note 7 is at the heart of a global recall after 35 separate reported incidents of the smartphones’ batteries overheating and catching fire.   The boy was using the smartphone to