May 21, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal judge said Monday that Samsung can't dismiss or force into arbitration a proposed class action seeking damages after a consumer's Galaxy S3 phone allegedly overheated and caused a fire, determining that the company had essentially hidden its arbitration agreement in a 64-page informational booklet.
July 18, 2017
Samsung Electronics America Inc. urged a Pennsylvania federal judge Monday to toss a proposed class action seeking damages allegedly caused by a Samsung Galaxy S3 phone overheating, calling the suit a "textbook example" of "bare-bones pleading" that does not meet the standard for class claims.