14 DAY TRIAL // A lawsuit in New York revealed that a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 might have caught fire inside a woman’s purse, making this the first case for the generation of devices.
The Samsung Note name will be remembered for a long time for a simple reason. The Note 7 series used to catch fire, resulting in numerous lawsuits and various accidents. It got so bad that Samsung had to pull the plug on the entire generation of devices, moving on to the next project.
It took a while for people to begin to trust Samsung again, after the Note 7 debacle, and things seemed to be back on track. Now, a new Note 9 might have caught fire in New York, bringing back all of the problems for the company.
Still alleged
A lawsuit filed in New York reveals that a real estate agent named Diane Chung was using her new Samsung Galaxy Note 9 on September 3 when she noticed that it was getting really hot. She stopped using it, and placed it in her purse, only to notice some strange sounds coming from the bag, along with smoke.
She emptied the contents of the purse in an elevator, but the fire didn’t stop. An onlooker pick-up the device with a cloth and threw it in a bucket of water. No one was hurt, but the fact we already have a lawsuit means it was a serious deal.
For now, the incident is in court, which means that it’s still to be determined what exactly happened. Usually, this kind of information is revealed long before heading to trial, but not now, especially since it would be the first Note 9 to catch fire.
Batteries should be safer
As you can imagine, Samsung put in place some very serious measures to make sure that it’s not going to happen again. The problem is that it’s almost impossible to rule out this type of accidents.
Batteries for high-end devices are getting bigger and more powerful as well, so it’s not really surprising that they might catch fire. Fortunately, it doesn’t happen all that often, and pretty much all of the major companies had to suffer, including Apple, Google, and so on.
According to the New York Post, Samsung has yet to comment on the issue, but given that it’s in the courts, the might not want to address the issue anytime soon.