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 injuries and burns to him and a major fire.
Apple and Verizon are charged with negligence, product liability and breach of implied warranty of merchantability. Stiffler, represented by Santicola, Steele and Fedeles PC of Beaver, seeks at least $50,000 in damages.