Samsung

Walmart Ad for Samsung TV Confuses Customers

The old switcheroo?

Samsung Galaxy S5

A phone that is only “water resistant” under the right circumstances.

Best Buy’s ‘Free’ Samsung Tablet Costs More Than $2K

How the advertising of a free tablet (mis)led two consumers to Best Buy over the holiday weekend.

Samsung Devices and Services

Allegations: Representing that it safeguards consumers’ personal data when such claims are not true

Samsung Galaxy Gear S Smartwatch

February 2018: A federal judge granted in part and denied in part Samsung’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint, dismissing the New Jersey consumer fraud state law claims finding that…

Samsung Televisions and Geek Squad Protection Plans

January 2019: The claims against Best Buy were dismissed for failure to state a claim. 2018: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung Electronics and Best Buy stores regarding the…

The Energy Efficiency of Samsung Televisions

In January 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung for allegedly misrepresenting the energy efficiency of its televisions. Specifically, the complaint claims that Samsung televisions have ENERGYGUIDE labels and…

Samsung’s ‘$75 Trade-In Credit’

Conditions about conditions.

Samsung Electronics with Pentile Screens

In December 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung Electronics for allegedly misleadingly advertising phones and tablets with PenTile screens – including Wave and Galaxy devices – as being…

Samsung’s Stainless Steel Kitchen Appliances

September 2018: This case was transferred to federal court. (Case No. 18-cv-62111, S.D. Fla.) August 2018: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung for allegedly falsely advertising kitchen appliances as…

TV Tech: LG’s OLED vs. Samsung’s QLED

Big picture: Expert endorsements can be misleading.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Phones

In February 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung Electronics America for allegedly falsely advertising that Samsung Galaxy S7 phones are water-resistant when, according to plaintiffs, they are not.…

Samsung “Series 3” Chromebook Laptop Computer

September 2017: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. November 2016: A federal…

Samsung Televisions

In October 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung for allegedly misleadingly concealing that its televisions use more energy than the Energy Guide labeling and advertising represent. (Coghlan et…

Samsung’s Black Stainless Steel Kitchen Appliances

Allegations: Falsely marketing appliances as “fingerprint resistant” and failing to disclose that “black stainless steel” is actually regular stainless steel with a black coating that flakes and peels off

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Smartphones

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that smartphones of 128 GB of storage

Samsung Z Fold 3 Smartphone

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the smartphone as durable

Certain Models of Samsung Televisions

Allegations: Falsely marketing that the refresh rate (also known as the “Motion Rate”) of televisions is 120 Hz when the actual refresh rate is 60 Hz

Samsung’s Energy Efficiency Claims

In November 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung for allegedly marketing televisions as “energy efficient” and “Energy Star” certified when, in reality, software automatically disables energy-saving features whenever…