Rothbaum v. Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WOLF, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case is a putative class action brought by plaintiff Amy Rothbaum against defendant Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (“Samsung”). Rothbaum alleges that Samsung knowingly sold its Captivate, Fascinate, Vibrant, and Epic 4G phones (collectively, the “Samsung Phones”) with a design defect that causes the phones to shut down randomly (the “Random Shut Down Defect”). Rothbaum alleges that Samsung was aware of this defect, but continued to sell the defective phones, and its express warranty provided an inadequate remedy because it…