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 PS4 “Killzone: Shadow Fall” Game Graphics
May 2015: The parties agreed to dismiss the plaintiff’s individual claims in this lawsuit with prejudice, meaning that the plaintiff cannot refile the claims. The reasons for the dismissal have not yet been disclosed.
August 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC for allegedly misrepresenting the technological capabilities of the PS4. Specifically, plaintiffs claim that the company represented that the PS4’s Killzone video game could display 1080p multiplayer graphics when, in reality, the video game did not provide such graphics. (Ladore et. al v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC, Case No. 14-cv-03530, N.D. CA.).
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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…
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