VIZIO Flat-Screen Televisions
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing televisions as having “sensational picture quality” and “best-in-class picture processing” when they suffer from power failures due to a defect
Koenig et al. v. VIZIO, Inc.
BC702266, California state court – Los Angeles
(2018)
VIZIO LCD televisions
Falsely marketing that televisions have higher refresh rates than they actually do
Settled
(Final approval granted)
https://refreshrateclassaction.com/
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing televisions as having “sensational picture quality” and “best-in-class picture processing” when they suffer from power failures due to a defect
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that Vizio Smart TVs have tracking software
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