Marchante
Marchante v. Sony Corp. of America, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Sammartino, J.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
Presently before the Court is Defendants Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., and Sony Corporations’ (Defendants or Sony) motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ consolidated amended complaint. (Mot. to Dismiss, ECF No. 17.) Also before the Court are Plaintiffs’ opposition, (Opp’n, ECF No. 30), and Defendants’ reply, (Reply, ECF No. 31). After consideration, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
BACKGROUND
Laura Marchante, Phrank Ochoa, Dragan Sefo, and Melissa Solis (Plaintiffs) filed a putative class action suit against Defendants. (CAC, ECF No. 27.) The suit seeks damages and equitable relief for those who purchased Sony televisions with model designations KF-42WE610, KF-50WE610, KF60WE610, KDF-60XBR950, KDF-70XBR950, KF-42WE620, KF-50WE620, KDF-42WE655, and KDF-50WE655. (Id. ¶ 3.)
Plaintiff Laura Marchante presents a representative example of the alleged problem. In December 2005, Marchante purchased one of the model televisions. More than four years later, she “began experiencing a discoloration on the screen of her television.” (Id. ¶ 6.) Marchante contacted Sony, and Sony offered to replace her television or…