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Update:
- A federal judge in Texas declined to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed against Apple by a man claiming his iPhone 6 exploded in his hand.
- U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III ruled the man made plausible class claims under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act in his second amended complaint.
- Plaintiff Robert Franklin claims Apple tricked consumers into believing its iPhone 6 batteries were high-quality when, in reality, they can explode.
- Judge Mazzant initially dismissed class claims last October but allowed them to remain following an amended complaint in January.
- Franklin claims he still suffers from injuries to this day on account of his iPhone 6’s battery exploding.
(May 6, 2022)
A defect in the Apple iPhone 6 battery caused one iPhone owner’s phone to catch fire in his hands, burning his eyes and wrist, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
The class action lawsuit was filed in Texas on May 6 by lead plaintiff Robert Franklin, who says his iPhone injured him in August 2019.
According to the claim, a defect in Apple’s iPhone 6 battery causes it to overheat, which creates a danger of explosion and fire.
On Aug. 15, 2019, Franklin, who had bought his iPhone 6 in 2018, was listening to music on the phone when he noticed the music playing on his iPhone began to skip, the class action lawsuit states.
“As he picked up his iPhone to investigate, his iPhone suddenly exploded and caught fire in his face, causing him to fall to the ground,” the claim says.
“In an attempt to mitigate his fall, Mr. Franklin instinctively tried to brace himself with his right hand. When Mr. Franklin fell to the ground, he immediately felt a burning pain in his eyes and right wrist. Mr. Franklin suffered injuries to his eyes and wrist as a result of this incident, and these injuries continue to plague Mr. Franklin to this day.”
The class action alleges Franklin’s iPhone 6 was unsafe to operate and was destroyed by the explosion due to the battery defect. The lawsuit adds he incurred economic loss damages associated with the loss and replacement of his iPhone 6 and subsequent medical treatment for his injuries.
“Members of the putative class have the same defective iPhone 6 battery and will incur substantially similar economic loss damages associated with the loss and replacement of their iPhone 6s and possible medical treatments.”
The class action lawsuit alleges consumers were provided an express warranty at the time of sale of the iPhone 6, and Apple warranted the iPhone 6 would be free from defects, meet design specifications, and be suitable for its intended purpose.
“Moreover, Defendant warranted that it would pay the expenses associated with any product defect and needed repair.”
Franklin wants to represent anyone in Texas who bought an iPhone 6 with a defective battery. He is suing for breach of warranty and deceptive trade practices, and seeks certification of the Class, damages, interest, and a jury trial.
Apple has faced a number of class action lawsuits over its iPhone batteries. In January, consumers in Italy filed a €60 million (roughly $73 million) class action lawsuit over its iPhones’ battery life, alleging Apple’s “planned obsolescence” of several models of the iPhone 6 that were sold in Italy between 2014 and 2020.
Do you have an iPhone 6? How has your experience been with your battery? Let us know in the comments.
Franklin is represented by Jeffrey T. Embry, Margaret C. Pennell and Matt Montgomery of Hossley & Embry LLP.
The iPhone 6 Battery Explosion Class Action Lawsuit is Robert Franklin v. Apple Inc., Case No. 4:21-cv-00354-ALM, in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Sherman Division.
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92 thoughts onApple class action over exploding iPhone 6 to proceed
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I still own the iPhone 6 plus n it would get so hot u couldn’t hold it, stopped using n bought Samsung cause it didn’t like to keep a charge very long.
Add me , we bought 3 iPhone 6’s for myself , my husband & our daughter & mine & my daughter phones would get so hot, it would actually flicker & say the phone was over heating . Not normal at all .
The iPhone 6s is not good, because the battery goes down real fast.
I purchased the iPhone 6 and while charging, the phone became extremely hot to touch. It would also become very hot during use. I eventually had to get a new phone as the iPhone 6 would get so hot the battery began to swell, warping the phone itself. The screen would fade in and out and lucky to get all messages/calls. I still have the phone as proof.
Live in Illinois
Please add me! I had an iPhone 6 which would get so hot to the touch you could you couldn’t hold it
The volume on the phone get lower and calls drop constantly. The Signal is poor most of the time.
My phone the loudest and sometimes the ringing out
I had an iPhone 6s Plus which would burn out way too quickly but it didn’t explode or hurt me. I purchased it straight from MetroPcs. Can I be in the case?
Add me plz!