{"id":5372,"date":"2017-08-27T13:56:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-27T13:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/?p=5372"},"modified":"2017-08-27T13:56:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T13:56:39","slug":"sony-xperia-devices-claimed-to-be-misrepresented-as-waterproof-in-new-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/sony-xperia-devices-claimed-to-be-misrepresented-as-waterproof-in-new-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Xperia Devices Claimed to Be Misrepresented as ‘Waterproof’ in New Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sony Xperia Devices Claimed to Be Misrepresented as ‘Waterproof' in New Lawsuit<\/span><\/h1>\n

By\u00a0Shekhar Thakran<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A US federal court in New York has preliminary approved a nationwide class action settlement against\u00a0Sony\u00a0regarding waterproof capabilities offered by certain\u00a0Xperia\u00a0smartphones and tablets. The class action lawsuit against the Japanese company alleges that it sold mobile devices that were “deceptively advertised” as waterproof.<\/p>\n

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Firstly, we need to clarify that the settlement is meant only for customers in the US and not several countries. The lawsuit against Sony claims that the mobile devices from the company have been misrepresented as “waterproof” but are not designed for or capable of ordinary underwater use. It also mentions that “Sony exploited certain international water resistance ratings in order to launch a deceptive marketing campaign promoting the Devices.”<\/p>\n

Read full article and learn more about Deceptive Advertising here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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