Getty imagesA woman has successfully sued former phone manufacturer LG for about 150,000 pounds after a woman set her home on fire in North Lanarkshire.
Dennis Park and her husband Robert were in bed at their home in Kotbridge, when the living room caught fire on 31 October 2018 at around 03:00.
A laptop and two mobile phones, a Samsung Galaxy S7 and LG K8, were left charging on a couch before the couple went to bed.
In the Edinburgh Sheriff Court, a judge ruled that the LG phone, which supplies Ms. Parks by his employer North Lanarkshire Council, was the source of fire.
In his judgment, Sheriff Robert Murali said: “The time the fire began, LG was in general use, was being charged by a suitable charger, and under circumstances in which a standard product would not fail.”
“The court deserved an estimate that LG was faulty.
“LG did not meet the security standard that individuals are usually entitled to expectation.”
The court heard that Ms. Parks were treated for smoke after fire.
He had a history of nervous attacks and anxiety that deteriorated after the incident.
As a result of the fire, she was closed between 2018 and November 2 on 7 February 2019.
He took an action against LG Electronics UK Limited in the individual injury court in Edinburgh Sheriff Court, seeking damage.
Liability for the fire was fought, but Sheriff ruled over the balance of possibilities that the LG phone ignited the fire.
They found that the LG phone had a defect and Ms. Parks had successfully established the responsibility against the manufacturers.
He also found that he had proved that he was hurt due to the fire.
Sheriff ruled that Ms. was entitled to £ 149,496 in the loss to the parks.
In 2021, LG announced that it was Close your smartphone division After struggling to compete with other brands.
