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PITTSBURGH – Apple and Verizon are seeking to obtain summary judgment in a lawsuit from a Western Pennsylvania man accusing them of committing negligence and product liability defects, when an Apple iPhone 6s Plus smartphone allegedly exploded and seriously injured him – instead placing the cause of the plaintiff's injuries and related fire on his improperly-discarded smoking materials.
shutterstock.com The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on April 19 in the suits below: In Apple Inc. and Verizon Inc.: 'Notice Of Removal From Alleghenty County, Case Number Gd-20-007613 (filing Fee, Including Administrative Fee, $402, Receipt Number Apawdc-6467934), Filed By Apple Incorporated, Verizon, Incorporated. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A-Including Complaint, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C) (jv)' Case number 2:21-cv-00523-JFC was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western Dis...
PITTSBURGH - Apple and Verizon face a civil complaint in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas from a Crescent Township man who says that his iPhone 6 spontaneously exploded after being connected to a charger. According to the March 24 suit, plaintiff Robert Stiffler purchased the Apple smartphone from the Robinson Town Center Verizon location in 2018. Just a few days after purchasing the phone, he plugged it in to charge using the cable that came with the device, the suit says. Approximately 10 minutes after plugging the phone in, Stiffler says the device exploded, causing shrapnel inju...