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Samsung Galaxy S7 Phones

Class Action

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.…

Galaxy S7 Cellphones

Class Action

Galaxy S7 Cellphones

In September 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Samsung Electronics America for allegedly falsely marketing its Galaxy S7 cellphones as water resistant when, according to the complaint, they are…

Blackberry 10 Series Smartphones

Class Action

Blackberry 10 Series Smartphones

January 2017: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. (Case No. 16-3318, 3rd Cir.) August 2016: The named plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal…

Asurion’s Cell Phone Insurance for T-Mobile Customers

Class Action

Asurion’s Cell Phone Insurance for T-Mobile Customers

In November 2015, a federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Asurion and T-Mobile. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2006, alleged that Asurion misleadingly…

iOS Software Updates for iPhone 4s

Class Action

iOS Software Updates for iPhone 4s

Allegations: Misleadingly representing that the iOS 9 software was compatible with and would improve the performance of the iPhone 4s when the update slowed down the performance of phones and…

Apple’s iOS update

Class Action

Apple’s iOS update

In late 2017 and early 2018, multiple class-action lawsuits were filed against Apple for allegedly misrepresenting that an iOS update to the operating software of iPhones was compatible with older…

Cricket’s 4G/LTE Services

Class Action

Cricket’s 4G/LTE Services

December 2015: This action was voluntarily dismissed because the parties reached a settlement agreement. The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. May 2015: A false advertising class-action lawsuit…

Tinder’s Dating App

Class Action

Tinder’s Dating App

May 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed. January/February 2017: The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s decision to dismiss the complaint with prejudice and remanded the case…

Domino’s Pizza Robo-Call

Class Action

Domino’s Pizza Robo-Call

Despite denying any wrongdoing, Domino’s Pizza (and an independent franchisee, RPM Pizza, LLC) recently agreed to pay $9.75 million to settle a 2010 class-action lawsuit.  The lawsuit alleged that Domino’s…

HSBC Auto-Dial

Class Action

HSBC Auto-Dial

In January 2013, a class-action lawsuit was filed against HSBC claiming that it auto-dialed cell phones without permission and left prerecorded and artificial voice messages, violating the Telephone Consumer Protection…

Target Text Spam

Class Action

Target Text Spam

In January 2013, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Target for allegedly sending advertisements via unsolicited text messages to consumers’ cell phones. (Kenneth Hill v. Target Corp., Case No. 13-cv-00041)…

Walmart’s Cell Phone Insurance Plans

Class Action

Walmart’s Cell Phone Insurance Plans

In November 2014, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Walmart for allegedly falsely advertising cell phone insurance plans. Among other things, plaintiffs claim that the store advertised and sold insurance…

Tinder

Class Action

Tinder

In March 2015, a false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Tinder, Inc. (an online dating application for mobile phones where users “swipe” their finger across the screen to either…

Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program

Class Action

Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program

In September 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Apple for allegedly misleadingly marketing that consumers who sign-up for the iPhone Upgrade Program and make monthly payments can upgrade their…

Motorola CLIQ XT Operating System Upgrade

Class Action

Motorola CLIQ XT Operating System Upgrade

November 2014: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. July 2014: A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement to a class-action lawsuit against Motorola. According to the…

Samsung Electronics with Pentile Screens

Class Action

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…

Apple Chargers for the iPhone 7

Class Action

Apple Chargers for the iPhone 7

A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Apple Inc. in February 2019. Plaintiffs claim that the company misleadingly advertised that the iPhone 7 would be compatible with Apple chargers…

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