Galaxy Note 7: application for a class action quebec 25 M … – The Journal de Québec

A request to bring a class action demanding$ 25M has just been filed by a resident of Quebec, like the company Samsung and its Galaxy phone Note 7, “explosive”.

The action is directed against “all persons domiciled or residing in Quebec who have purchased a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sold, manufactured, marketed, or distributed by one or other of the defendants”, is it listed in the application for authorization.

According to the facts reported, it is mid-August 2016 that the company Samsung has launched the cell phone Note 7 on the canadian market.

” This device has been marketed in a sustained manner” and “a hype” important ” has been done. In Canada, it is estimated that 39 000 devices have been sold.

“Quickly, information began circulating that the devices surchauffaient, ignited and exploded.”

After you have tested and “exchanges” batteries which seemed to be problematic, the company had no other choice than to “initiate a recall”.

“The plaintiff has no other choice than to proceed to the exchange of his apparatus” and “several computer data were lost” by the latter.

In addition, the prosecutor mentioned that he had “in his possession a device that poses a risk of fire or explosion at his home, being unable to return the device to us by Canada Post.

According to the class action lawsuit, alleges that the company have suggested that the Note 7, “included the specific characteristics to be functional while this was not the case” and to have “exaggerated the performance of the device”.

The damages claimed are related, among others, “stress, fear and uncertainty related to the risk of fire” and “costs and expenses caused by any defect of the equipment.”

Twenty million dollars are claimed in damages, while$ 5M is requested as punitive damages.

highlights

• Mid-August 2016 : The Galaxy Note 7 makes its entrance on the canadian market.
• at the Beginning of September 2016 : the sale of The Note 7 is suspended worldwide, and a global recall voluntary of the 2.5 million devices on the market is made.
• September 8, 2016 : The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has recommended to all users of the Note 7 to stop using these appliances.
• September 12, 2016 : Health Canada has issued a reminder to the effect that the devices pose a threat to the safety of the public.
• October 10, 2016 : Samsung will stop the sale of these devices and the announcement that production of the Note 7 is finished permanently.
• October 14, 2016: Transport Canada and the US Federal Aviation Administration prohibit the use of Note 7 to the edge of the luggage.