Apple sued over ‘exploding’ iPod

Apple is being sued in the United States after a mother alleged that her son had suffered second degree burns when his iPod touch caught fire The lawsuit, which has been filed with a court in Ohio, accuses Apple of “gross negligence and recklessness” and of behaving “maliciously and fraudulently”. The legal action has been bought by Lynette Antrobus from Cincinnati, who claims that her son’s iPod touch music player spontaneously combusted in his trouser pocket while he was at school on Dec 4 last year. Documents filed with Ohio Southern District Court state that the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, heard an “unexpected pop” from the device, which was switched off, followed by a “burning sensation” and the swift realisation that his “pants” had caught fire. Mrs Antrobus is claiming $75,000 plus punitive damage from Apple on behalf of her son for the second degree burns allegedly inflicted by the iPod touch, and for the “pain, mental distress, emotional distress” that the victim will endure “for the rest of his life”. Apple has not commented on the case.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/apple/4987007/Apple-sued-over-exploding-iPod.html