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December 17, 2015 04:04 am GMT
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Swagway sued by customer over burning hoverboard
The owner of a Swagway hoverboard that caught fire in his Chappaqua, New York home has filed a lawsuit against the company and the store that sold the device, Modell's Sporting Goods.
The lawsuit, filed as a class action complaint last week, comes as Swagway, and other hoverboards manufacturers, face intense scrutiny over safety standards.
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In November, Michael Brown bought the hoverboard online for $399 as a Hanukkah for his children, according to a report from Fortune. The lawsuit claims that just 45 minutes after Brown plugged the Swagway into an electrical outlet to give it a charge, the hoverboard burst into flames Read more...
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