Samsung Receives First Galaxy Note 7 Explosion Related Lawsuit

A Floridan man becomes the first to sue Samsung due to Galaxy Note 7 explosion.

Jonathan Strobel claims that he received severe multiple burns from handset placed inside the pocket of his pants, Yahoo News reported.

A day after the South Korean company recalled approximately one million units of the smartphone in the United States, the 28 year old complainant filed the case in the state court of Florida in Pam Beach County.

According to his complaint, the incident occurred last Sept. 9 when Strobel was in Costco store in Palm Beach Gardens where he was injured by the explosion.

His right leg and left thumb were severely wounded.

The complainant included claims of unspecified damages including lost wages, medical bills, injuries and pain in the lawsuit.

Lawyer of the complainant, Keith Pierro stated that the "he has a deep second-degree burn, roughly the size of the phone, on his right thigh. Unfortunately for my client, the recall came too late."

Recently, a case involving a six year old boy whose hand was wounded by the phone's explosion was reported.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) already received 92 reports of overheating batteries. 26 reports were related to burns while 55 declared property damage.

In an electronic mail sent by Samsung spokeswoman Danielle Meister Cohen to Reuters, the company's statement says "we don't comment on pending litigation. We are urging all Note 7 owners to power their device down and exchange it immediately."

President of Samsung Electronics America, Tim Baxter assured that "consumer safety is always our highest priority. Our collaboration with the CPSD to fast-track a voluntary recall in the U.S. addresses safety concerns by ensuring we reach Note 7 owners quickly to exchange their device."

To address the explosion problem, Samsung will include indicators in the new handsets to distinguish the old and defective batteries.