Dell Inspiron Notebooks
Result: Settlement
Year: 2010
Carideo v. Dell, No. C06-1772 JLR (W.D. Wash.) Allegedly Defective Inspiron Computers Litigation
Lieff Cabraser represented consumers who owned Dell Inspiron notebook computer model numbers 1150, 5100, or 5160. The class action lawsuit complaint charged that the notebooks suffered premature failure of their cooling systems, power supply systems, and/or motherboards. In December 2010, the Court approved a settlement which provided class members that paid Dell for certain repairs to their Inspiron notebook computer a reimbursement of all or a portion of the cost of the repairs.
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