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Electrolux refrigerator defect class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: David Stern filed a class action lawsuit against Electrolux Home Products Inc.
- Why: Stern claims Electrolux knowingly sells refrigerators containing defective drawers and shelves he says are flimsy and prone to breaking within months of purchase.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court.
Electrolux Home Products sells refrigerators built with drawers and shelves that “repeatedly break and fall apart within months after purchase,” a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff David Stern claims Electrolux “knew or was reckless in not knowing” that the refrigerators contained the allegedly defective shelves and drawers prior to the first unit being sold.
“Notwithstanding this knowledge, Electrolux made uniform and material misrepresentations and uniformly concealed material information in its marketing, advertising and sale of the Refrigerators,” the Electrolux class action states.
Stern argues that, instead of attempting to fix the refrigerator defect, Electrolux simply continued manufacturing refrigerators with defective drawers and shelves.
“Electrolux did not implement a plan to address the defect and instead manufactured and sold subsequent models that contained the same defect,” the lawsuit states.
Electrolux class action accuses company of negligence over alleged refrigerator defect
The refrigerator defect causes damaged and unusable food due to the “repeated breakage of the flimsy shelving and drawers,” resulting in the waste of otherwise “fresh and unblemished produce,” the Electrolux class action alleges.
“Because of the Defect, the Refrigerators are deficient; do not meet advertised standards and fail of their essential purpose,” according to the lawsuit.
Stern claims Electrolux is guilty of negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment, among other things, and in violation of New York General Business Law.
Plaintiff demands a jury trial and requests injunctive and declaratory relief along with actual, treble and/or statutory damages for himself and all class members.
Stern wants to represent a nationwide class and New York subclass of consumers who own or have owned an Electrolux refrigerator containing allegedly defective drawers and shelves.
Electrolux recalled certain Elecrolux and Frigidaire refrigerators earlier this month over concerns their ice level detector arms could break into pieces and become a choking hazard by falling into the ice bucket.
Do you own an Electrolux refrigerator? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiff is represented by Joseph LoPiccolo, John N. Poulos and Anthony Almeida of Poulos LoPiccolo PC; and Bruce H. Nagel and Randee M. Matloff of Nagel Rice LLP.
The Electrolux refrigerator defect class action lawsuit is Stern v. Electrolux Home Products Inc., Case No. 1:22-cv-03679, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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61 thoughts onElectrolux class action alleges refrigerator defect causes shelves, drawers to fall apart
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My Frigidaire refrigerator has 4 shelf retainers on the doors crack or break in half from the bottles hitting them when the door is closed. The bottom of the glass shelf tracks broke off that the crisper slide on. The ice maker dumps overflow water into the tray when a batch is made eventually overfilling the ice tray. I have to then chip out the ice to break it into smaller pieces for ice. The ice tray cracked from the overflow water freezing in it.
We purchased two freezers from Home Depot oct 2019. One quit in Jan 2020 and the other in May 2020. We lost over $3000 in food including organic chicken. I fought for over six months before they authorized repairs through A&E. They broke down again fixed again and broke down. Both broke indicating manufacture defects . Gave up but would like to get compensation for having to buy replacements and for food lost several times. Multiply $3000 4x. Ridiculous. And they don’t stand behind their products.
I use to own a Electrolux refrigerator last year. Please add me
I own one of those junkers.
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I would’ve been on my THIRD Frigidaire side by side since October but the company opted to give me a full refund instead. How sad that their product comes from the factory with major defects.
I owned a fridgadaire you up until like 4 months ago plz add me
Frigidaire refrigerator the shelves are cheaply made, second shelf broke half of my food was thrown out due to temperature changes. Not keeping food cold as it should. I use recommended level for fridge and freezer. It was purchased 2019. I’ve contacted Frigidaire no response. It was purchased at Home Depot they sent a repair person he tightened some screws on the back of the frigid that’s it. Didn’t do anything about the shelves in the frigid. I took picture of the shelves.
I thought it was just me. Add me to this list. I am totally disappointed with my refrigadaire.
Yes, I owned one. Shelves and drawers cracked easily. It also had sharp edges and cut me! When I called to tell them they said it wasn’t under warranty. Count me in!
I have replaced the door bins on the fridgerator and freezer several times. I would like to be added to the class a ton suit.
I have a Frigidaire refrigerator. Please add me