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09-18-2016, 03:01 AM
Samsung hit with lawsuit over exploding Galaxy **te7, report says
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The reports of exploding Samsung Galaxy **te7 (http://mashable.com/category/galaxy-**te-7/) smartphones have resulted in a massive recall (http://mashable.com/2016/09/15/official-samsung-galaxy-**te7-recall/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=). But for one individual that action may have come to late, and **w he's filing a lawsuit.*
SEE ALSO: FAA issues new guidance to airlines on recalled Samsung Galaxy **te7 (http://mashable.com/2016/09/17/faa-samsung-galaxy-**te-7/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
According to a report (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-smartphones-lawsuit-idUSKCN11M2E7) from Reuters, the lawsuit was filed on Friday by Jonathan Strobel, a Boca Raton, Florida user who says he sustained injuries on Sept. 9 after the Galaxy **te7 allegedly exploded in his front pocket.*
In addition to the leg injury, Strobel claims that the smartphone burned his thumb when he tried to remove it from his pants. Strobel's lawyer claims that his client suffered a second-degree burn on his leg and, as a result, the plaintiff is seeking unspecified damages for "medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/17/galaxy-**te-7-lawsuit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The reports of exploding Samsung Galaxy **te7 (http://mashable.com/category/galaxy-**te-7/) smartphones have resulted in a massive recall (http://mashable.com/2016/09/15/official-samsung-galaxy-**te7-recall/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=). But for one individual that action may have come to late, and **w he's filing a lawsuit.*
SEE ALSO: FAA issues new guidance to airlines on recalled Samsung Galaxy **te7 (http://mashable.com/2016/09/17/faa-samsung-galaxy-**te-7/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
According to a report (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-smartphones-lawsuit-idUSKCN11M2E7) from Reuters, the lawsuit was filed on Friday by Jonathan Strobel, a Boca Raton, Florida user who says he sustained injuries on Sept. 9 after the Galaxy **te7 allegedly exploded in his front pocket.*
In addition to the leg injury, Strobel claims that the smartphone burned his thumb when he tried to remove it from his pants. Strobel's lawyer claims that his client suffered a second-degree burn on his leg and, as a result, the plaintiff is seeking unspecified damages for "medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/17/galaxy-**te-7-lawsuit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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