This website was established to inform you of proposed settlements of lawsuits concerning the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system (PS2) models 30001, 30001R, 35001, 39001, 39010, 50001 and 50010. This website will be updated periodically. The lawsuits are currently pending in the United States (in the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo) and Canada (in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice). Listed below is summary information related to the settlements.
What is this lawsuit about?
Lawsuits were filed regarding the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system models 30001, 30001R, 35001, 39001, 39010, 50001, and 50010 (PS2). The plaintiffs in those cases claim that certain inappropriate Disc Read Error messages are displayed. They also claim that some PS2s fail to play and that some of them cause damage to CDs or DVDs during playback. The companies that were sued, including Sony Computer Entertainment of America Inc. (SCEA), say they did not do anything wrong and there is nothing wrong with the PS2.
The court in charge of the lawsuits in the United States is the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo; in Canada, the court in charge is the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The people who sued are called the Plaintiffs. The companies they sued SCEA, Sony of Canada Ltd., and Toys R Us (Canada) Ltd. are called the Defendants.
