Teen Sues Apple Claiming iPod Exploded in Pants Pocket

Lynette Antrobus v. Apple

March 11, 2009

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    A Kentucky student and his mother sued Apple and ten employees at the company's Cincinnati, Ohio retail store, claiming that his "iPod Touch…exploded and caught fire in his [pants] pocket."

    The boy claims that he "immediately rant to the bathroom and took off his burning pants with the assistance of a friend," only to discover that the digital music player had allegedly "burned through [his] pants pocket and melted through his Nylon/Spandex underwear, burning his leg."

    The boy and his mother seek $75,000 in compensatory damages, $75,000 in punitive damages, attorneys fees, and interest.

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