Gas Ranges Targeted in Class Action Suit Against LG

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A class action suit filed in California alleges LG Electronics USA, Inc. sold gas range stoves in the United States without properly notifying customers of toxic emissions prior to their purchases.

The suit comes as the industry faces attacks and efficiency proposals by the Biden administration that would remove up to half the current gas range ovens on the U.S. market.

A California woman who purchased an LG gas stove from Costco in October 2022 claims in the suit that she was unaware of the โ€œrisksโ€ associated with the product before purchasing.

โ€œMs. Sherzai relied on the representations on the marketing materials disclosing risks,โ€ read the lawsuit. โ€œThe marketing materials did not disclose or warn that the product emitted harmful pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides. Thus, at the time of purchase, Plaintiff was unaware that the product emitted harmful pollutants such as nitrogen oxide.โ€

According to the latest court docket, LG has not yet responded to the claims in the suit.

John Taylor, senior vice president of LG Electronics USA, Inc. said in an email to The Epoch Times, โ€œas a matter of policy, LG Electronics USA doesnโ€™t generally comment on pending legal matters such as this.โ€

Claims of False Advertising and More

The California woman in the suit (pdf) alleges LG committed several crimes including violating Californiaโ€™s Unfair Competition Law, False Advertising Law, and Consumer Legal Remedies Act, along with breach of implied warranty, violation of state consumer protection statutes, breach of implied warranties on behalf of plaintiff and the nationwide class, fraudulent omission, and unjust enrichment.

She claims the suit on behalf of other customers who purchased qualifying LG ranges while living in the United States during the applicable time frame.

โ€œThere are tens or hundreds of thousands of class members,โ€ attorneys wrote in the suit. โ€œThe precise number of class members is unknown to Plaintiff at this time.โ€ Attorneys say members of the proposed suit โ€œcan be identified through public notice.โ€

The woman, Ms. Sherzai, alleges gas stoves are linked to respiratory illness and that LG knew of the risk without properly notifying customers of risks.

Byย Chase Smith

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