Bronson-v-Samsung Electronics America, Inc., et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:18-cv-02300

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

William Alsup

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  1. December 21, 2020

    'Life Is Too Short,' Alsup Says Of Bid To Sanction Samsung

    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.

  2. March 31, 2020

    Judge OKs New Samsung TV Defect Deal But Still Dishes Dirt

    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.

  3. October 08, 2019

    Samsung Offers New TV Defect Deal After Alsup's Criticism

    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.

  4. September 30, 2019

    Samsung's Proposed Deal In Plasma TV Suit 'Unfair': Judge

    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.

  5. May 31, 2019

    Samsung Can't Escape Class Suit Over Defective Plasma TVs

    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.

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