Samsung Class Action Says Washing Machines Explode

Mirroring a similar suit filed in March, Samsung Electronics has found itself facing another defective washing machine class action lawsuit.

According to the text of the complaint, plaintiff Kyle Noonan purchased a Samsung washing machine in 2012 from a Sears in New York.

He alleges that defects in the design of the Samsung washing machine caused it to leak and cause roughly $800 in damage to his home.

The plaintiff says he had a conversation with a service technician who told him that the pump housing had cracked, allowing the drum to wobble off balance and smash against the inside of the washing machine. This caused the machine to allegedly fail to spin and properly drain water.

Although Sears Home Services repaired the washing machine, “neither Sears nor Samsung offered to cover the associated damages caused by the flooding,” the plaintiff claims.

The text of the Samsung washing machine lawsuit holds that this could have been much worse. Per the complaint, “within the last few minutes of the machines’ spin cycles, the machine can reach speeds of up to 1,100 RPM.”

The Samsung washing machine lawsuit alleges that if the drum becomes compromised, it can “violently strike” the inside of the washing machine and “can explode, sending debris flying in all directions.”

The allegations hold that even in less dramatic failures, serious flooding can happen in the owner’s home.

Samsung faced a similar washing machine lawsuit last March alleging catastrophic failure. Like this current washing machine lawsuit, Suzann Moore, et al. v. Samsung Electonics took the form of a class action lawsuit.

This new Samsung washing machine lawsuit holds that Samsung has been aware of this problem.

According to the complaint, people have made these allegations dating all the way back to 2011, and sites on the internet feature dramatic pictures—some reproduced within the text of the complaint—of Samsung washers that appear to have ripped themselves apart as described in the text of the washing machine lawsuit.

Potential Class Members in this current washing machine lawsuit could include anyone who purchased a Samsung washing machine and had it explode. Such a suit could seek to recoup the cost of washer, damage to the home, and attorney fees.

The plaintiff is represented by Benjamin D. Elga and Charles J. LaDuca of Cuneo Gilbert & Laduca, LLP; Clayton D. Halunen, Melissa Wolchansky and Amy E. Boyle of Halunen Law; Edward A. Wallace, Amy E. Keller, and Tyler J. Story of Wexler Wallace LLP; Shannon J. Carson and Michael Fantini of Berger & Montague, P.C.; Gregory F. Colman and Lisa A. White of Greg Coleman Law PC; and John A. Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group.

The Samsung Defective Washing Machine Class Action Lawsuit is Kyle Noonan, et al. v. Samsung Electronics America Inc., et al., Case No. 1:16-cv-05271, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

UPDATE: Samsung has issued a voluntary recall of 34 top-loading washing machines. Find out more information on how you can benefit here.