Case 3:16-cv-06041 Document 1 Filed 10/19/16 Page 1 of 28 1 FRANK M. PITRE (SBN 100077) ^
[email protected] 2 ALISON CORDOVA (SBN 284942) 3
[email protected] COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP 4 San Francisco Airport Office Center 840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200 5 Burlingame, CA 94010 Telephone: (650) 697-6000 6 Facsimile: (650) 697-0577 7 GENE J. STONEBARGER (SBN 209461) 8
[email protected] CRYSTAL L. KELLY (SBN 278084) 9
[email protected] 10 STONEBARGER LAW, APC 75 Iron Point Circle, Suite 145 11 Folsom, CA 95630 Telephone: (916) 235-7140 12 Facsimile: (916) 235-7141 13 Attorneysfor Plaintiffs 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 15 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 16 BRANDON COVERT, an individual; CASE NO.: 17 JENNIFER COVERT, an individual; COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES: 18 Plaintiffs, 19 (1) STRICT LIABILITY - DESIGN v. & MANUFACTURING DEFECT 20 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, (2) NEGLIGENCE 21 INC., a New York Corporation; and 22 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., (3) NEGLIGENCE - BYSTANDER a Foreign Corporation, CLAIM 23 Defendants. (4) BREACH OF IMPLIED 24 WARRANTY 25 (5) BREACH OF EXPRESS 26 WARRANTY 27 JURY TRIAL DEMANDED 28 COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES LAWOFFICES COTCHETr, PiTRE & McCarthy,LLP Case 3:16-cv-06041 Document 1 Filed 10/19/16 Page 2 of 28 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Page 3 L INTRODUCTION. 1 4 II. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 2 5 III. THE PARTIES 4 6 7 A. Plaintiffs 4 8 B. Defendants 5 9 C. Agency & Concertof Action 5 10 IV. FACTUAL BASIS FORTHE CLAIMS ASSERTED 6 11 A. The Explosion ofPlaintiff'sDefectiveGalaxy S6 Active 12 Smartphone 6 13 B.