CONSUMER PROTECTION
Blu-Ray DVD Players

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP, along with its co-counsel, is court-appointed interim co-lead counsel in this class action, which is pending in the District Court for the District of New Jersey against Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (“Samsung”) on behalf of consumers who purchased allegedly defective Blu-Ray DVD players. DVD players that play disks in Blu-Ray format, which refers to the high-density storage of digital information, are high-end appliances that, when working properly, are supposed to provide more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs, according to the complaint. The complaint alleges that as a result of a design or manufacturing defect, certain Blu-Ray DVD players made and sold by Samsung will not play numerous Blu-Ray disc titles. Samsung sold its Blu-Ray DVD players without disclosing this material defect, and has failed to issue firmware updates or promptly take corrective action to repair or replace the allegedly defective Blu-Ray disc players, according to the complaint.

The class action complaint asserts claims for violations of the New Jersey consumer protection statute, breach of express warranty, breach of the implied warranty of merchantability, and unjust enrichment. The complaint seeks monetary damages and other relief, including a court order that compels Samsung to repair and/or replace its allegedly defective Blu-Ray DVD players.

The class action complaint can be viewed by clicking here.

For further information, you may contact:

Joseph G. Sauder (JosephSauder@chimicles.com), or
Benjamin F. Johns (BenJohns@chimicles.com)

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP
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   Tuesday, May 13th, 2008