Dell Owners v Dell
Dell accused of selling defective notebooks
A class action lawsuit was filed alleging that Dell notebooks suffer from design defects that cause premature failure of the motherboard due to overheating.
The suit, which seeks class-action status, was filed on behalf of an owner of an Inspiron PC. It claims that Dell knew or should have known of the defects but sold the notebooks anyway.
The suit applies to the 1100, 1150, 5100, 5150 or 5160 models of the Inspiron. Dell settled a similar lawsuit over one of the models and is defending itself against lawsuits over the other four.
The lawsuit claims that the overheating problems often happen shortly after a one-year warranty expires.
Last year, Dell recalled more than four million laptop batteries made by Sony because they overheated and ran the risk of catching fire. The lawsuit is unrelated to the Sony battery problems. The overheating problem described in the action do not appear to cause fires or injuries.
