Sarah Mirando  |  March 28, 2012

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Defective LG Plasma/LCD TV Class Action Lawsuit

By Mike Holter

 

LG ElectronicsLG Electronics has been hit with yet another class action lawsuit over its plasma and LCD TVs, this time over allegations that the televisions’ circuit boards fail prematurely.

LG has faced numerous class action lawsuits over its allegedly defective televisions over the past few years, including one filed in New Jersey District Court, and an antitrust class action settlement reached earlier this year.

According to the latest LG TV class action lawsuit, LG plasma and LCD televisions are defective because they contain circuit boards that prematurely fail during normal operation due to voltage overload, ripple current and thermal fatigue.

The LG TV defect, which was present upon delivery and manifests itself over time, ultimately results in the failure of the TVs well before the end of their expected useful life, rendering the TVs unsuitable for their intended purpose, the LG plasma and LCD TV class action lawsuit says.

The lawsuit goes on to say that LG has known about the design defect in its Plasma and LCD TVs, in part because of the numerous online complaints made by consumers. However, LG has failed to recall the defective LG TVs to fix the problem, and refuses to honor its 12-month parts-and-labor warranty on the televisions if the defect finally manifests itself after one year.

“Despite the fact that the Defect was present in the Television at the time of delivery, well within these warranty limitation periods, LG has refused to pay for labor or diagnostic expenses for consumers with Televisions manifesting the Defect more than a year after a purchase, and LG has refused to pay any part of the cost of repairing the Televisions which manifest the Defect one year after purchase,” the LG TV class action lawsuit says.

The defective LG Plasma & LCD TV class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of anyone who purchased a defective LG TV in the State of Nevada, including, but not limited to, the following models:

32LC2D
37LC2D
42LC2D
42PC3D
42PC3DV
47LC7DF
50PC3D

It is seeking damages, restitution, disgorgement and other relief for the proposed Class.

A copy of the Defective LG Plasma/LCD TV Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.

The case is Kevin Drover v. LG Electronics USA, Inc., Case No. 12-cv-00510, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada.

 

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Updated March 28th, 2012

 

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84 thoughts onDefective LG Plasma/LCD TV Class Action Lawsuit

  1. Angelique Fickle says:

    I am experiencing the same issues as ever one on here. LG Tv will not turn on. Have had this TV for about 4 years. Three-year extended warranty was a waste of money, too. I usually trust LG products to last a long time…no more!

    1. Ebony Strevens says:

      I have been having issues staying connected to wifi. Just like all of you LG is not honoring ky warranty. They are sending a tech to repair it again after AT&T repeatedly said there is something wrong woth the t.v. if this repair fail also, I am filing a lawsuit and advise all of you to do the same.

      1. Ebony Strevens says:

        Sorry for the typos. I meant the warranty and with the tv

  2. Mike DePrato says:

    I purchased a 60 inch LG Smart TV four years ago. Last week I noticed two small spots, inch in diameter, that are a lighter highlight than the rest of the picture, appeared on the screen.
    Just yesterday, when I first turn on the set, the message “Smart device is not available” was appearing on the bottom of the screen and then the picture would go black but, the audio would still be working.

    I had technician come out and give an estimate of over $400 to fix.

    What a piece of ****. Never buy ANY type of LG product again!!!

  3. Mrs Contraversy says:

    I have a 65” lg plasma tv my screen all of a sudden went black and cannot get a picture on it anymore

  4. Keith says:

    I had a 70″ 3D LG that went out about a month after the year warranty was up. I think a tv that cost over $2,000 they should have at least 3 year warranty even if it’s hidden in the price.

  5. Tarra says:

    I have two lg tv’s. So far I am only having problems with one of them. It turns off and on by itself then the stand by light just flashes and it won’t do anything. I finally just unplugged it.

  6. Sheila Randall says:

    I have two lg TV’s. One a year and 6 months old and another that is about 4 years old. The have both quit working within a month of each other. Same as everyone else, they come on and off. I would love to receive restitution!

  7. Trish says:

    Ive had my tv for 4 years and have the thermal problem..it get hot and turns off all the time..paid $1400 for this dam tv…not happy!! My last tv i jad for 15 years..it was a magnavox…LG SUCKS!

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