Class Action Over Overheating Audio Players For Kids Dismissed With Prejudice

( April 17, 2026, 1:49 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on April 16 granted a motion to dismiss with prejudice a putative class action accusing the maker of portable audio players for children of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by concealing a defect that would cause the devices’ batteries to overheat, noting that the company voluntarily recalled and replaced customers’ batteries....