Discounts at Best Buy
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated reference prices and as available for a limited time
Samsung QLED Televisions
Case Name (Date)
Rodriguez et al. v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Best Buy Co., Inc.
23-cv-1194, C.D. Cal.
(July 2023)
Product/Service
Samsung QLED televisions
Allegations
Falsely marketing that televisions have features – including Motion Xcelerator Turbo+, FreeSync, and HDMI 2.1 – that they do not have
Status
Pending
Class-Action Tracker
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