Ali v. Franklin Wireless Corp. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:21-cv-00687

Court:

California Southern

Nature of Suit:

Securities/Commodities

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Anthony J. Battaglia

Firms

  1. April 23, 2024

    Hot Spot Co. Investors' Revised $2.4M Deal Gets Initial OK

    Investors in mobile hotspot-maker Franklin Wireless Corp. have received an initial green light for their $2.4 million deal to end claims the company knowingly sold devices with defective batteries that could burst into flames after a federal judge rejected an earlier iteration of the proposal.

  2. February 27, 2024

    Hot Spot Co., Investors Ask Court To Reconsider $2.4M Deal

    Wireless equipment maker Franklin Wireless Corp. and its investors have again asked a California federal judge to approve their $2.4 million deal to end a lawsuit accusing the company of concealing defects in lithium-ion batteries, saying their revised deal would pay investors $350,000 more than the version the judge rejected last month.

  3. January 24, 2024

    Judge Rejects Hotspot Co. Investors' $2.4M Settlement

    A federal judge has rejected a proposed $2.4 million deal that would resolve investors' claims that wireless equipment maker Franklin Wireless Corp. concealed defects affecting the lithium-ion batteries of certain mobile hotspots, finding the settlement agreement grants unequal treatment to class members.

  4. May 24, 2023

    Hotspot Co. Signs $2.4M Investor Deal Over Battery Claims

    An investor in wireless equipment maker Franklin Wireless Corp. has asked a San Diego federal judge to give an initial nod to a $2.4 million deal to end claims that the company concealed that some of its mobile hotspots had defective lithium-ion batteries.

  5. January 04, 2023

    Hotspot Co. Investors Get Class Cert. In Bad Battery Claim

    A San Diego federal judge has certified a class of investors in wireless equipment maker Franklin Wireless Corp. in a suit alleging the company concealed that its mobile hotspots had defective lithium-ion batteries.

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