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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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I had an iPhone 6 Plus that exploded on me too. Thank god I had an outer box on it or I could have been really hurt.
I still have an iPhone 6 because the new phones are so expensive and I’m retired and on a fixed income. I carry a charger every where because it dies so quickly.
My 6s is always on the charger. I even carry a portable charger with me now. It also will get so hot I’ve taken the case off and shut it off as quickly as possible. Recently I’ve even had to keep a fan on it.
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My iPhone 6 gets real hot also please add me i have called and complained and they have done nothing for me to resolve this issue. I’m very concerned that a child may get burned by touching phone
My IPhone 6 gets very hot when charging. My son also pointed out to me that my battery life only consist of 88% total waste of money
My iPhone 6 battery heated up and my phone lagged terribly and I had to pay to replace it. Then, my iPhone 6 barely worked and they said it was the battery so I paid the $30 fee they offered (instead of $100) to replace my battery because they can explode. THEN, again my iPhone6 wasn’t working properly after an Apple update and again the battery was involved, it was days outside of the warranty so I had to pay for the repair. Shortly after I got rid of my iPhone6. I have a 12 now so I hope the problems are solved.
I had to replace the batter in my iPhone 6s as it was hot and had expanded but the phone never worked the same again so I bought an 8plus this one also get warm when charging and the microphone is bad, people can’t hear me this is NOT an isolated problem needs a class action just google it.
My son’s did the same and bulged and got hot
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My iPhone 6s Plus ended up with a bulged battery around the end of December, 2018. For several days prior I kept smelling a smokey electrical burn smell that was determined to be the cause of why my smoke alarms were occasionally going off. I believe the chemical fumes going off inside my home is the cause of my permanent loss of smell and taste that occurred during the same time frame. I would like to hold Apple accountable for my life changing loss!