Anker class action lawsuits overview:
- Who: Two consumers filed separate class action lawsuits against Fantasia Trading LLC and Power Mobile Life LLC, doing business as Anker Innovations.
- Why: They claim Anker sold power banks that contain a fire hazard.
- Where: The Anker class action lawsuits were filed in New York and California federal courts.
Two new class action lawsuits both claim Anker’s PowerCore 10000 power banks are defective and pose a fire hazard.
Plaintiff Jerry Light filed a class action complaint on June 19 and plaintiff Christopher Hall on July 2 in California and New York federal courts, respectively, against Fantasia Trading LLC and Power Mobile Life LLC, dba Anker Innovations, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
The Anker class action lawsuits claim the power banks were sold without adequate warnings or safeguards related to the defect, which causes overheating, fires and explosions.
Hall alleges Anker marketed its power banks as safe, emphasizing features like overcharge protection and output temperature control. However, a recall in June 2025 revealed that certain models pose a fire hazard due to issues with the lithium-ion battery, the Anker lawsuit states.
The company recalled about 1.15 million of the power banks on June 12 due to a risk that “the lithium-ion battery in the power bank can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.”
The power banks were sold online at Anker, Amazon, Newegg and eBay from June 2016 through December 2022 for about $27, the Anker class actions state.
Anker power bank recall does not cover repair and disposal costs, lawsuits claim
The class action lawsuits claim that Anker’s recall process is inadequate, offering only replacements or gift cards instead of cash refunds.
Light says he would not have purchased the power bank if he had known about the defect. He also argues that the remedy offered by Anker — a replacement — is inadequate because it does not cover additional damages, such as repair costs for burnt property or disposal costs for the power banks.
Meanwhile, Hall argues that consumers paid a premium for Anker’s power banks based on false safety assurances and are not being fully compensated for their losses.
Both Anker power bank lawsuits want to represent anyone in the United States who purchased one or more power banks between June 2016 and December 2022. They are suing for breach of contract, breach of warranty, unjust enrichment and negligent misrepresentation and seek certification of the class action, damages and costs.
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Plaintiff Hall is represented by Mark S. Reich and Michael N. Pollack of Levi & Korsinsky LLP and Jason P. Sultzer and Daniel Markowitz of Sultzer & Lipari PLLC. Plaintiff Light is represented by John C. Bohren of Yanni Law APC and Paul J. Doolittle of Poulin Willey Anastopoulo LLC.
The Anker power bank class action lawsuits are Hall v. Fantasia Trading LLC, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-05505, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and Light v. Fantasia Trading LLC, Case No. 5:25-cv-01520, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Eastern Division.
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