Samsung Permanently Discontinues Galaxy Note 7 Amid Fire Reports

A day after Samsung told partners and carriers to stop selling its troubled Galaxy Note 7 following reports of fire and explosions in replacement devices, the company announced that it would end production of its flagship smartphone all together.

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Update: First Lawsuit Filed Over Exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7

In October 2016, unhappy Samsung customers filed the first class action lawsuit in the nation over exploding Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, according to NBC News [2.].

The suit accuses Samsung Electronics America of fraud and breach of warranty and good faith; however, it doesn't seek any damages over Note 7s that actually caught fire. Instead, the class action seeks unspecified damages over what it claims was Samsung's mistreatment of its customers because they had to keep paying on their contracts after Samsung recalled the phones but before replacements were made available.

After Samsung discontinued the phones in September 2016, "consumers discontinued using their Note7s only to find out that Samsung did not have replacement smartphones available," according to the suit. "Instead, Samsung informed consumers that they would have to wait several days, and even weeks in many cases, before receiving a replacement smartphone," it alleges. Meanwhile, "consumers continued to incur monthly device and plan charges from their cellular carriers for phones they could not safely use."

What’s the Problem?

October 12, 2016 - Samsung’s announcement followed a nearly a week of controversy surrounding the Note 7, which was recalled last month [1] over what was thought to be a defect in the devices’ lithium-ion battery. The company launched a campaign to replace the smartphones and investigate the problem, but the plan was scrapped following at least 8 reports of fire in the replacement devices.

A replacement Note 7 caught fire on a Southwest Airlines plane before takeoff on Monday at Louisville International Airport, forcing the evacuation of all passengers and crew members. At least 7 other reports of fire and explosions in the smartphones were reported in the U.S. and overseas.

On Sunday, Samsung announced that it had temporarily discontinued production of the Note 7 after all 4 major U.S. carriers of the smartphone — Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint — stopped exchanging or selling the devices. That temporary discontinuation became permanent yesterday.

When Samsung issued the original Note 7 recall last month, the company projected losses of up to $1 billion. But now that it has permanently discontinued production of the device, Samsung faces a potentially unrecoverable $17 billion dollars in lost sales revenue.

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