In re Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation.

  1. May 05, 2020

    Samsung Must Face Exploding Phone Suit Despite Atty Delays

    A California federal judge is letting allegations that Samsung knowingly sold exploding phones go forward, despite chastising plaintiffs' attorneys for delays in pursuing the claims.

  2. April 23, 2020

    Judge Rips Attys For Needing 'Babysitting' In Samsung Suit

    A California federal judge said Thursday she was "troubled" by Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP's delays in pursuing claims that Samsung's Galaxy phones overheat and potentially explode, saying that was why judges need to keep litigants "on a short leash" with deadlines, even though "this should not require court babysitting."

  3. April 02, 2018

    Samsung Dodges Overheating Phones Class Action, For Now

    A California federal judge on Friday tossed a proposed action alleging Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s Galaxy phones are at risk of overheating and potentially exploding, finding the consumers' claims are too vague to proceed.

  4. March 01, 2018

    Samsung Says Overheating Phone Claims Must Be Arbitrated

    Samsung Electronics America Inc. urged a California federal judge Thursday to force Galaxy smartphone owners to individually arbitrate putative class claims alleging their devices are susceptible to overheating and catching on fire, saying they didn't take advantage of a 30-day window to opt-out of arbitration.

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