Galaxy Note 7 owners launch first of several class action lawsuits in South Korea

Galaxy note 7 on fire

Initial class action lawsuit on behalf of 527 Galaxy Note 7 buyers demands approximately $ 440 per person for the inconvenience of the withdrawal and the eventual disappearance of the telephone. The law firm executing the lawsuit said it is "planning to file a lawsuit every month."

The problem is that the owners of the Note 7 not only had to return to the stores several times, but also When downloading the software, it limits your battery to 60 percent capacity with normal use of the device.

The firm said it has received three complaints from people whose phones have caught fire, and these are integrated into a separate claim.

Samsung on Monday unveiled a show for Korea whereby people who exchange a Note 7 for a Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge will have a sharpening discount for the Galaxy S8 or Note 8, none of which have been officially revealed. Specifically, people will only have to pay half the cost of the S7 to get the device in 2017.

The program could also reach other countries, Samsung said, without giving further details. In many regions the company has been offering refunds or exchanges, in some cases an additional credit for the acquisition of another product.

The Wall Street Journal said Sunday that Samsung is still trying to figure out the cause of the Note 7 fires, acknowledging that the problem was diagnosed as purely battery related when a recall was requested. The company is even reportedly delaying the development of the Galaxy S8 for two weeksas engineers work on the "autopsy" of the Note 7.

Samsung reportedly dismissed some anecdotes from the Note 7 fires, but later decided it had to act quickly after it became clear the problem was serious, rather than conducting a full investigation. This led to the recall of the devices and hire a new battery supplier, which finally did not help in solving anything.


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