Xbox 360 Owner Files a Lawsuit Against Microsoft?

Xbox Live user REDRUM6622 claims he has filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft because of the problems he and other users have experienced after performing the Fall System Update.

The following info was posted on the official Xbox forums:

Filed on the 29th of November:

XXXXX XXX, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff, v.
MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a Washington Corporation, and certain unidentified Microsoft Corporation affiliates, Defendants. )))))))))))))

Case No.
CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR:
1. BREACH OF CONTRACT;
2. VIOLATION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (RCW 19.86); AND
3. NEGLIGENCE
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

SUMMARY OF CLAIMS

1. This is a class action against Microsoft and its affiliates for Breach of Contract, violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act (“CPA”) (RCW 19.86) and, alternatively, Negligence. Plaintiff brings this action on behalf of himself and all other persons who experienced hardware problems with their Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming consoles following installation of Microsoft’s Fall 2006 Update for the Xbox 360.

THE PARTIES

2. Plaintiff XXXX XXX is an individual resident of California. Plaintiff is the original purchaser and current owner of an Xbox 360 gaming console. Plaintiff brings this action individually and as a class action under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on behalf of the class specified herein.

We'll have more info on this supposed class action agains Microsoft as more info becomes available.

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