Can You File a Samsung TV Lawsuit?

A growing number of consumers are reporting that their Samsung plasma TVs are defective. Some consumers have turned to litigation, filing a Samsung TV lawsuit alleging that the defects led to premature device failure.

Affected consumers who purchased a Samsung plasma TV in New Jersey or Florida may be able to join a Samsung TV lawsuit investigation.

Problems Reported with Samsung Plasma TVs

According to consumer complaints, certain Samsung plasma TVs may be defective, leading them to fail prematurely—even several years before expected. While televisions are certainly not expected to last forever, these devices are generally expected to last for around eight years of continuous use.

But consumers who purchased Samsung plasma TVs claim that a device defect can cause these TVs to fail several years before their life span should be up.

Samsung plasma TVs that may be affected by the defect were manufactured between Jan. 1, 2009 and Nov. 30, 2014.

So what exactly is the issue with these Samsung devices? What causes their early failure? First, it’s important to understand that plasma TVs need extra energy to run effectively—more than what either LCD or LED devices require.

The extra energy necessary to run puts more strain than usual on the TV’s internal components, which may lead to overheating. According to Samsung customers, their plasma TVs were made with inferior component parts that, when faced with this extra energy and overheating, were damaged, causing the TV to fail years before it should have.

Prices for Samsung plasma TVs ranged from $600 to $5,000. These types of TVs were more expensive to make than LCD or LED TVs. Customers claim that the use of inferior component parts was an attempt by Samsung to sell their plasma TVs more affordably, but that they were not warned that their plasma TVs would have a shorter life span because of this.

Filing a Samsung TV Lawsuit

Samsung plasma TV defects have previously prompted litigation. So far, at least three class action lawsuits have been filed against the company by disappointed customers.

Proposed Class Members in one Samsung TV lawsuitpurchased Samsung plasma TVs manufactured between January 2009 and November 2014. According to that Samsung TV lawsuit, Samsung used inferior component parts in order to make the devices more affordable, which then led to premature device failure.

Unfortunately, many consumers found that they could not repair the devices that suffered from defects because the components had become unavailable after manufacture of these devices ceased.

Though some consumers attempted to have their TVs repaired when they experienced defects or failed prematurely, many found that repairs would cost more than they had originally paid for the TV itself.

If you own a Samsung plasma TV, and you purchased it in Florida or New Jersey, you may be able to join this Samsung TV lawsuit investigation.

The Samsung TV Lawsuit is Case No. 1:16-cv-386, in the U.S. District Court for the Gainesville Division of the Northern District of Florida.

Join a Free Florida and New Jersey Samsung Plasma TV Class Action Lawsuit Investigation

If you own a Samsung plasma TV that you purchased in Florida and New Jersey, you may qualify to join this Samsung TV class action lawsuit investigation.

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