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A federal judge on Monday denied a request from Lenovo to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed against it over an allegedly defective two-in-one computer it sold called the Yoga.
Lenovo argued the class action offered little more than speculation that the company knew or should have known the hinged computers would break down before the end of the lifespan it boasted about to consumers. U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake disagreed. Based on the fact that Lenovo specifically advertised its Yoga line of devices would last for 25,000 open-close cycles – a number reportedly arrived at through durability testing – Blake said the class action’s allegations met the burden to proceed.
“In this case, the plaintiffs claim they have adequately put Lenovo on notice by pleading the who, what, where, when, and how of the alleged fraud,” Blake wrote in her ruling.
Specifically, the consumers who are suing say Lenovo knew their Yoga computers were built with defective hinges before it sold them, information it withheld from the public. The accusations in the class action lawsuit are being made, according to Blake, “not in a general and conclusory manner, but with at least a baseline level of particularity, alleging that Lenovo knew of the defective hinge system through four sources (durability testing, repair data, replacement data, and consumer reports).”
Customers Neha Singh of Maryland and Sandra Cox of Missouri filed the class action lawsuit in federal court in Washington D.C. on April 27. Both said they purchased models in Lenovo’s Yoga line of two-in-one computers, which were designed to be used alternately as laptops and tablets, depending on the positioning.
The dual-hinge system on the Yoga are key to the two-in-one functionality and Singh and Cox claim theirs broke long before the company advertised they might – but after the one-year warranty offered by Lenovo. Their class action lawsuit accuses Lenovo of violating numerous consumer fraud laws on the state level, in Maryland and Missouri, and federal violations including breach of express and implied warranties, fraudulent concealment and unjust enrichment.
Lenovo’s Yoga 700- series models – 700, 710, 720 and 730 – are the main subject of the class action lawsuit.
Singh and Cox are seeking the court’s approval to represent a nationwide Class of consumers who, like them, purchased Lenovo Yoga two-in-one computers with allegedly defective hinges. They also want to represent two Subclasses, one each in Maryland and Missouri.
Do you have a Lenovo Yoga two-in-one computer? Has the hinge lasted as long as Lenovo’s advertising said it would? Tell us about it in the comment section below.
Lead plaintiffs Singh and Cox and the proposed Class Members are represented by James P. Ulwick of Kramon & Graham P.A.; Daniel O. Herrera and Christopher P.T. Tourek of Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP; and Matthew D. Schelkopf, Joseph G. Sauder and Joseph B. Kenney of Sauder Schelkopf LLC.
The Lenovo Two-in-One Computer Class Action Lawsuit is Neha Singh, et al. v. Lenovo United States Inc., et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-01082-CCB in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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299 thoughts onJudge Allows Class Action Lawsuit Against Lenovo Over Two-in-One Computer to Proceed
The hinge on my Lenova Yoga broke a little over 2 years after the laptop was purchased. I would be interested to know if there is any ongoing class action lawsuit I can join. I live in Maryland.
I have the 710 since day one and the screen is horrible. I’m gonna replace the cable again. Can I get in on it?
Is it too late to join! I also have broken hinge that was not covered by the warranty!
any chance I can get in on the class action suit still
is it too late to join the class action?
Lenovo Yoga 730 15″
Right side hinge is broken to the point of not fixing and the bottom right hand side of the screen is separating.
Very expensive purchase and very disappointed basically since the moment of purchase. I thought a lot of the delays were due to slow internet. That is not the case. Very frustrated and disappointed
My hinge broke a couple of months after the warranty expired, I have a Lenovo Flex 5. My father got it for me in 2022 so I could have a laptop for college. I am required to bring it to and from classes so having a broken hinge will be a significant inconvenience. I also find it funny that two weeks ago Lenovo released a video about hinge care on their sight as if to say if the customers just used the product this way then the product wouldn’t have broken even though it was defective.
I bought a ThinkPad XI Yoga 7th gen on the Lenovo website, for $2300. I have had it for 8 months and the right hinge just cracked / snapped — I was originally looking at ThinkPad’s for their “durability”! — I saw the 2-and-1 on sale and thought I was getting the best of both models. With so many products selling for thousands and many ‘valued’ even higher, I expected a state-of-the-art machine — not a cheap build. I especially did not expect to find out they’ve had these issues for years and have been holding customers accountable.
Flex 5-15ITL05 Laptop IdeaPad – Type 82HT
Model 82HT006DUS
12/12/2021 $1100.70 for laptop with hinge that could not be handled as advertised so when I tried to handle as depicted, the Hinge grip damaged the screen immediately so that basic screen commands cannot be seen. I am afraid to close it so the screen is leaning on two cans of beans and I paid for a different laptop.
I have a Lenovo Ideapad 5 with the same problem. The left hinge broke 7 days after the 1 year warranty expired. Could I join this class action lawsuit?
Us too! Ours is still under warranty for 2 months and they don’t want to stand behind it. They say we needed to have accidental warranty! It’s their faulty hinges! I want in on this lawsuit. It should also include the IdeaPad 5!