Sony Music
TINA.org joined other consumer advocates including UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice and Consumer Action in filing an amici curiae brief in a case against Sony Music alleging…
Sony Dash
Case Name (Date)
Grisafi et al v. Sony Electronics Inc.
18-cv-8494, D.N.J.
(April 2018)
Products/Service
Sony Dash
(a personal internet viewer)
Allegations
Misleadingly representing that the Dash would be “always on, always fresh and available at a glance” when a forced firmware update made the device useless in 2017
Status
Settled
(Preliminarily approved)
http://www.dashsettlement.com/
Legal Action
Class-Action Tracker
Fortnite Battle Royale
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Sony’s Marketing of Fortnite and other Games
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PlayStation® 3
November 2017: A federal judge granted preliminary approval of a new settlement agreement. According to the revised terms, Sony agreed to pay class members $65 for each valid claim. A…
Sony Xperia Devices
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Sony PS4 “Killzone: Shadow Fall” Game Graphics
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