Update:
- A judge dismissed a class action lawsuit over an alleged Samsung refrigerator defect in a New Jersey federal court late last month.
- The plaintiffs claimed Samsung sold refrigerators with defective French-door external dispensers allegedly prone to leaking, slushing over, freezing and excessive noise.
- The class action, first filed in 2017, had previously been in mediation for more than a year following a judge’s order in 2019 and prior to a scheduled court hearing in May 2021.
(April 27, 2021)
After being in mediation for more than a year, the class action lawsuit claiming Samsung refrigerators suffer from an ice tray defect continues to be negotiated.
In their 2017 class action lawsuit, lead plaintiffs Ronald and Debra Bianchi claimed that a defect in Samsung refrigerators with French door external dispensers causes a number of problems, including leaks, slush, over freezing, and excessive fan noise.
In 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Claire C. Cecchi ordered the parties to mediation in a bid to help them resolve the claims in the Samsung refrigerator class action lawsuit. Though the parties are still mediating, a court hearing has been scheduled for May 4, 2021, and Samsung has submitted a response to the complaint.
Top Class Actions reached out to class counsel who confirmed that the parties are still mediating.
The nationwide class action lawsuit and alleged Samsung refrigerator defects potentially affect thousands of consumers. Top Class Actions will continue to monitor developments in the litigation.
The Bianchis alleged in their Samsung ice maker class action lawsuit that thousands of consumers have been subject to leaky refrigerators. The units at issue include residential refrigerators with a French door external dispenser built-in.
The allegedly affected models are: RF23HCEDB, RF23HCEDT, RFH23HSESB, RF23HTEDB, RF23J9011, RF24FSEDB, RF25HMEDB, RF263BEAE, RF263TEAE, RF26J7500, RF28HDEDB, RF28HDEDT, RF28HFEDB, RF28HFEDT, RF28HFPDB, RF30HDEDT, RF31FMEDB, RF31FMESB, RF323TEDB, RF32FMQDB, RF34H9950 and RF34H9960 in all colors.
The plaintiffs claimed that the defective ice makers lead to not only leaks out of the fridge, but inside as well. In addition, consumers complain that the ice bucket becomes stuck, possibly due to a clogged drain from the defect.
The class action lawsuit claims that the manufacturer has refused to address the alleged defect. Indeed, Samsung has fought the allegations, filing a motion to dismiss the class action prior to mediation in 2019 and again denying the allegations in court documents filed in February of this year.
Do you own a Samsung refrigerator? Have you had issues with the ice maker, leaking or other problems? Tell us about it in the comment section below.
The lead plaintiffs and proposed Class Members are represented by Mitchell M. Breit and Paul J. Hanly Jr. of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC; Jonathan Shub of Kohn Swift & Graf PC; Gregory Coleman, Mark Silvey, Adam Edwards and Lisa White of Greg Coleman Law PC.
The Samsung refrigerator class action lawsuit is Bianchi, et al. v. Samsung Electronics America Inc., et al., Case No. 2:17-cv-01263, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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49 thoughts onClass action over Samsung refrigerator defect dismissed
I was gifted a new Samsung refrigerator, and the ice maker has been replaced under the warranty twice (thanks Home Depot) and I have had to learn the hard defrost only to have it leak and freeze right back up!
This refrigerator constantly leaks onto the floor and I don’t even have it hooked up to a water source. Water builds up in the bottom of the refrigerator and freezer in puddles and then spilled over to the floor or gets frozen and becomes a block of ice the prohibits the freezer from closing. Does anyone else have this problem?
Do not buy Samsung fridge at all. Stay away. They shouldn’t even be sold in the us. Can’t find anyone who wants to fix them. They are for looks only. Ice don’t work after a few weeks. Water too. Nothing but cooling problems I’m getting a lawyer . I spent so much on food to just have to keep throwing it away I’m sick of Samsung I’m gunna blow it up. So mad at myself for getting all Samsung products. My washer isn’t even a year old and sucks too
Have to do Forced defrost all the time to get frozen ice trey out. Then reset.
We too have the RF23HCEBD french doors Samsung Refrigerator. Ice maker constantly leaking and freees up.
I have the Samsung family hub. We have not been able yo use the ice maker since 2019. It froze over and was a block of ice.
We own a Samsung French Door Refrigerator: RF28HMEDBSR 12/2018. Our ice maker leaks and no longer produces ice. The ice bucket cannot be removed because the auger motor, the box itself and ice hose are frozen. Apparently, Samsung continued to manufacture the same defective design in their build-in-door icemakers since initial complaints began in 2011 as noted on the consumeraffairs.com site. The Class action suit was dismissed on 12/28/23. My question is: Was it dismissed with or without prejudice. If it is without prejudice, I certainly would like to be added to the Class Action Lawsuit should it be refiled. If the court dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice or without merit, it would surely be a very poor refection of the judicial system that would allow Samsung (a powerful corporation) to basically defrauding the American consumer.