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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
Please send info for class action suit for broken hinge ideapad 5 flex. Mine broke 7 months in and Levano warrenty wouldn’t cover it
I own this same 7i Lenova laptop and left side hinge is broken, so that it cannot open or close. It can only be used in opened upright position, as opening it any further causes frame to bend and become loosened to where it falls open flat.
Same. I had to replace my screen because it busted. Inside the hinges are held by plastic. Both of mine broke ..after 7 months of light use
The left hinge on my Lenovo Yoga 7i (14”), suddenly froze today after two years and I am unable to close my laptop (and afraid because the bottom of screen is coming out as well). Of course the warranty expired and I have to figure out a way to deal with this. So frustrating. Why name a product Yoga (for it’s flexibility) if you know the hinges will become faulty within 2 years max.
The hinge just broke about a month ago. Purchased in 2017 on a Black Friday deal but was never made aware of a hinge issue/problem nor by warranty or Lenovo’s “support”. Only to go buy a new screen or bring to a local repair service.
I have the hinge issue on the Lenovo Yoga 7 14ITL5. Manufactured date of 2020/10/12. I want to join in this lawsuit.
I am interested in joining the class action lawsuit against
My yoga 710 hinge broke and cracked my screen, making the laptop unusable, a little after the 1 year warranty expired. I wasted money on this brick and they never offered any help even after several calls.
Purchased a high dollar Lenovo 2 in 1 for my wife who is a physician. She does basic data entry charting from home. The left hinge of the laptop broke and caused issues with the screen powering up. I have looked at other pictures of hinge failures that other people have had and they all basically look uniform. Shame on you, Lenovo.
I purchased my Lenovo Yoga 7i April 2023 in Geraldton Western Australia. By end of September (5 months old) the right hinge has snapped out of the screen top. My laptop does not travel, I never used the ‘yoga’ flip over position as my son had told me stories of his classmates hinges breaking on their school computers- I took extra care and it still broke. The night in question, I had been watching Netflix in bed, was attempting to close the laptop to go to sleep. It made a cracking noise and wouldn’t close like normal, I didn’t force it in any way and when I checked it the hinge was disembowelled from its position with a broken jagged plastic edge hanging out. My husband’s computer tech guy said it wouldn’t be covered by warrantee and would cost almost as much as new computer to fix. It is still functioning laying flat so I guess I’ll just take care until the left hinge busts and totally breaks the laptop and/or screen. Will not be purchasing Lenovo ever again- lost this customer.
How can I join this lawsuit? My Yoga broke after 5 months of use…