Court Approves Kenmore, LG Refrigerator Class Action Settlement

 

A federal court has approved a class action lawsuit settlement with LG that will provide “complete reimbursement” to consumers who purchased certain LG and Kenmore-branded French Door Refrigerators and had to pay to repair a defect that caused their interior lights to remain on when the doors were closed.

The LG refrigerator settlement covers more than 600,000 consumers who alleged in a class action lawsuit, entitled McLennan v. LG Electronics USA, Inc., that several LG refrigerator models had a faulty design that caused the interior lights to remain on even when the refrigerator doors were closed, resulting in overheating and food spoilage.

The LG refrigerator class action settlement will provide Class Members reimbursement of all out-of-pocket expenses they paid for parts and labor to repair the light issue for 10 years from the date of the original retail purchase of the refrigerator. The class action lawsuit settlement also provides an extended warranty that covers in-home refrigerator repair performed by LG and, in some cases, the cost of a replacement refrigerator.

In approving the LG refrigerator class action lawsuit settlement, U.S. District Judge William J. Martini said, “The Settlement in this case provides for both the complete reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for repairs fixing the Light Issue, as well as a warranty for ten years from the date of refrigerator purchase. It would be hard to imagine a better recovery for the Class had the litigation gone to trial. Because Class Members will essentially receive all of the relief to which they would have been entitled after a successful trial, this factor weighs heavily in favor of settlement.”

Class Members of the LG refrigerator class action settlement include U.S. residents who currently own or owned one or more of the defective LG or Kenmore French Door Refrigerators with a model number listed on page 1 of the class action settlement notice.

To receive your cash reimbursement from the LG, Kenmore refrigerator class action settlement, you must submit a claim form and proof of repair to the Settlement Administrator no later than November 7, 2012.

Claim forms and more information on your rights in the Kenmore, LG French Door Refrigerator Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at www.McLennanSettlement.com.