December 21, 2020
U.S. District Judge William Alsup rejected Samsung customers' bid to sanction the electronics giant or bring more claims on the heels of a class action settlement, expressing disbelief Monday that a yearslong dispute over broken plasma TVs could still be before him while a pandemic rages on.
March 31, 2020
After deeming an earlier iteration of a Samsung deal with consumers over broken TVs unfair, U.S. District Judge William Alsup has signed off on the latest version, though he still had criticisms to air about vague expense reports and "extremely unreasonable" incentive payments.
October 08, 2019
Just over a week after U.S. District Judge William Alsup resoundingly rejected Samsung's first attempt to settle a proposed class action over broken plasma TVs, the electronics giant has put forward a revamped deal that aims to alleviate the California judge's concerns.
September 30, 2019
A California federal judge has shot down Samsung's attempt to settle a proposed class action claiming it sold defective plasma TVs and failed to make replacement parts available, saying the suit's lack of notice to the class, "onerous" objection requirements and lack of any payout except to the attorneys and named plaintiffs make the deal "unfair" and unreasonable.
May 31, 2019
A California federal judge has kept alive a proposed class action claiming Samsung sold defective plasma TVs and failed to make replacement parts available, saying that under state law a manufacturer must make spare parts available for goods worth more than $100 for at least seven years.