March 14, 2005
Nokia Sued Over Alleged Exploding Cell Phone
A Thailand newspaper said Finnish phone maker Nokia is being sued after one of the company's handsets allegedly exploded and seriously injured a Thai welder, according to the Associated Press.
" The Nation newspaper reported that the lawsuit seeks compensation of more than $26,000 for severe burns and leg and hand injuries to the welder.
Prosecutors said the man was working near a high-voltage power pole last March when the phone, in his shirt pocket, rang and then exploded.
By November 2004, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission had received at least 83 reports of people being burned by cell phones. Those problems were traced to defective or counterfiet batteries."
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