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Owners of Fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 Smartphones Lose Another Class Action Suit Against Samsung

SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Samsung Electronics Co. in a class action suit filed by more than 500 consumers over battery explosions of the tech giant’s ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 smartphones released in 2016. The Seoul Central District Court said it rejected the indemnity claim [...]

Students File Suit for Tuition Cuts as Pandemic Disrupts Learning

SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean university students have joined together to file a class action lawsuit against the Ministry of Education and schools, seeking partial tuition refunds for disruptions to learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Movement for Tuition Refunds, a student group formed by the National University Student Council, held [...]