A Canadian law firm has filed [press release] a class action lawsuit against Samsung [corporate website] for negligence in the distribution of the Galaxy Note 7 [recall materials]. McKenzie Lake Lawyers, LLP [firm website] filed the action Friday with the Superior Court of Ontario [official website]. The firm alleges that Samsung was negligent in their marketing and distribution of the phone. Further, McKenzie Lake suggests that the company knew, or should have known the devices were likely to cause harm to those who purchased them.

Samsung has been faced with a host of issues relating to the design and distribution of one of their recent smart phones, the Galaxy Note 7. Earlier this week, Samsung released several ads to apologize [BI report] for the device’s failures. By November nearly 85 percent of Galaxy Note 7s in the US had been replaced [Forbes report]. In early October a flight was evacuated [WSJ report] before take-off after a passenger’s phone began smoking. The device was found to catch fire [Reuters timeline] in September.