An iPhone user is throwing a lawsuit to Apple Inc., and it’s a first from a South Korean. What’s more, she’s only 13. She’s demanding that the U.S. handset maker pay repair costs for her damaged phone, court officials said Tuesday.

The 13-year-old, identified only by her family name Lee, bought an iPhone 3G in February that broke months later. She took her damaged device to an authorized repair shop earlier this month, but was rejected, making her cry a river. The company said that she dropped the smartphone in water. It said the colour of a tag attached to the side of the phone changed to red, meaning that the phone had contact with water.

The little girl then lodged the damage suit against Apple’s Korean unit before the Seoul Central District Court, seeking some 300,000 won (US$269) in compensation, marking the country’s first civil action against the global electronics company’s after-sales service policy.

“I never dropped my phone in water but they insisted that I did, just base on the colour change,” Lee said. “I heard that the tag can be discoloured from humidity… The company has not taken any action to prevent the colour change. That means it provides poor-quality goods.”

SOURCE via Yonhap News