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/



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