Fujifilm cameras class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Jethro Inong filed a class action lawsuit against Fujifilm North America Corp.
- Why: Inong claims Fujifilm falsely advertised that its X-Pro3 cameras were durable and capable of functioning for years, despite allegedly containing defective ribbon connector cables.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court.
Fujifilm falsely advertises that its X-Pro3 cameras are “durable, capable of functioning reliably and remaining in proper working condition for years to come,” a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Jethro Inong claims the Fujifilm X-Pro3 cameras were manufactured with defective ribbon connector cables that cause the device’s viewfinder and/or LCD touchscreen to “glitch or stop working altogether.”
Inong argues “most consumers” encountered the alleged defect with the Fujifilm X-Pro3 cameras unexpectedly and without warning, and that “the defect was present and continuously evolving much sooner than noticed or experienced.”
“This is because the ribbon connector cable mechanism is too weak to withstand normal use, frequent opening-and-closing, and switching between view modes,” states the Fujifilm class action.
Inong argues cameras with non-defective ribbon connector cables are available on the market and are capable of “functioning reliably and remaining in proper working condition for years to come.”
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