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RCA Digital Home Theater Projectors
Case Name (Date)
Scanlon et al. v. Curtis International, Ltd and Technicolor SA d/b/a Technicolor USA, Inc.
19-cv-937, E.D. Cal.
(May 2019)
Product/Service
RCA digital home theater projectors
Allegations
Falsely marketing projector brightness as ranging between 2000 and 3100 lumens when testing shows the lumen output is “substantially lower”
Status
Claims against Technicolor dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction and claims against Curtis International voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiff’s claims and When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. as to the class members’ claims
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