Local woman sues over defective phone

A Chili woman is suing Samsung and AT&T because of injuries she suffered from her Galaxy Note 3 cellphone.

The incident happened about 10 p.m. on Aug. 6, 2014, long before Samsung publicly acknowledged a problem with their phones.

The plaintiff, Shalon Liverpool, who bought the phone from an AT&T retailer, claims she “was forced to sustain multiple bodily injuries due to defective and inherently dangerous Samsung phone.”

Liverpool’s injuries included “burns to her abdomen which required a skin graft from her thigh as a result of the defective Samsung phone.”

“She was unable, and continues to be unable … to pursue her usual activities,” according to the 18-page complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court.

According to the complaint, Samsung knew “for a long period of time” before Liverpool was injured “that its phones were defective and unsafe and failed to take any corrective actions.”

Liverpool is represented by Robert Dallas, an attorney with Gacovino, Lake & Associates, in Sayville, Suffolk County.

Officials at AT&T declined to comment. Dallas and officials at Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for comment.