Media

On this page you will find links to media stories about General Electric Company, GE refrigerator class action lawsuit, etc.  (Links will open in a new window.)

Refrigerators

Television News Reports                                                             [Top]

01.03.07

WTVD/ABC-11 (Raleigh, NC)

Problems With Ice Build-Up in Freezer

(story with video)

10.18.06

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

GE Hit With Another Class Action Lawsuit

(story with video)

09.14.06

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

Judge Approves GE Refrigerator Settlement

08.21.06

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

GE Settlement Fairness Hearing

(story with video)

08.17.06

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

Objections to GE Class Action Suit Filed

(story with video)

07.31.06

KELOLAND TV News (Sioux Falls, SD)

Fridge Fiasco Follow-up

(story with video)

06.19.06

KUTV/CBS-2 (Salt Lake City, UT)

Icemaker churning out bits of metal and plastic

(story with video)

05.24.06

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

GE settlement includes owners with extended warranties

04.27.06

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

GE vows to find all defective refrigerators

(story with video)

04.27.06

KELOLAND TV News (Sioux Falls, SD)

Fridge Fiasco

(story with video)

04.25.06

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

Update to GE refrigerator settlement

04.25.06

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

GE: refrigerator defect a design flaw

04.25.06

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

Couple files civil suit against GE for defective fridge

(story with video)

12.13.05

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

Settlement in GE refrigerator class action suit

(story with video)

10.07.05

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

GE to replace defective refrigerators

(story with video)

08.15.05

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

More GE refrigerators added to class action suit

(story with video)

07.19.05

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

More appliances added to GE lawsuit

05.26.05

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

Customers learn more about GE refrigerator lawsuit

(story and video)

05.25.05

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

GE faces potential class action lawsuit

(story and video)

04.15.05

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

GE expands refrigerator replacement process

(story and video)

03.21.05

WBBH/NBC-2 (Fort Myers, FL)

GE to replace defective refrigerators

(story and video)

Newspaper Reports                                                                     [Top]

09.14.06

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

Judge OKs Settlement Between GE, Consumers

08.22.06

Bonita Daily News (Bonita Springs, FL)

GE Refrigerator Settlement Called Unfair

06.25.06

Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

Forget Faulty Products: Poor Customer Service Is the Worst Culprit

06.11.06

Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

How far must firms go to make good on bad items?

05.25.06

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

GE to send out second round of settlement notices

05.24.06

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

GE to send more notices in class action suit

04.28.06

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

Judge keeps settlement door open so more GE refrigerator owners can file claims

04.27.06

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

GE class action lawsuit hearing delayed

04.12.06

Bonita Daily News (Bonita Springs, FL)

Couple accepts settlement offer from GE for faulty fridge

03.15.06

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

Couple sues GE over faulty fridge not in class action settlement

12.24.05

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

Editorial: Fridge Lawsuit - GE deal shows sometimes the little guy can prevail

12.14.05

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

GE settles lawsuit filed by Naples man over defects in refrigerators

12.13.05

Bonita News (Bonita Springs, FL)

GE agrees to settlement after Naples man's lawsuit

08.29.05

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

Fridge models added to GE complaint

07.31.05

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

Local man's complaint against GE amended; model numbers added

06.29.05

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

More brands of refrigerators could be added to complaint against GE

06.12.05

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

Editorial: Appliances, not platitudes, would cool off customers

06.03.05

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

General Electric ad targets Southwest Florida homes with faulty fridges

05.27.05

The News-Press (Fort Myers, FL)

Communities unite against GE

05.27.05

The News-Press (Fort Myers, FL)

Is your refrigerator running? Ha, ha

05.27.05

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

More residents in Lee, Collier join fight with GE over defective refrigerators

05.22.05

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

Collier man files suit against General Electric

05.21.05

The News-Press (Fort Myers, FL)

Faulty refrigerators exposed

05.19.05

Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

Lawsuit: Faulty GE fridges form plastic shards in ice

04.16.05

Naples Daily News (Naples, FL)

General Electric to replace faulty fridges at Island Walk Community

05.17.01

New York Times (New York, NY)

Web at Your Back; Wrench in Your Hand

Industry Reports                                                                            [Top]

09.07.06

Livonia Observer (Livonia, MI)

Appliance Doctor Joe Gagnon says 'think about those extended warranties'

07.07.06

Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

Lobbying funds spiral to $2.4b-General Electric tops list of corporate spenders

06.15.06

International Herald Tribune

GE Finds Sleek Profit In Luxury Appliances

06.01.06

Appliance Magazine

Wal-Mart Introduces Exclusive Line of GE Small Home Appliances

04.17.06

Appliance Magazine

GE Reports Record Q1 Results

03.02.06

Appliance Magazine

GE Earns Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award (???)

01.01.06

ApplianceAdvisor.com

GE Joins the Pig Pile: Consumer on Bottom

12.14.05

Appliance Service News

GE settles class action refrigerator lawsuit

12.07.05

Appliance Service News

GE shortens its warranties on major appliances

05.04.05

Early-Retirement.org

Re: GE Corporate Audit Staff? (Off topic - very funny!)

12.08.04

BadBusinessBureau.com (Rip-Off Report)

GE Service Protection Plus Rip-Off and Failure to Fulfill Word

03.02.04

Key Prestige/Service Power Field Solutions

Service Power Signs New Agreement With General Electric

Online Reports, Discussions, Blogs, etc.                                [Top]

07.25.06

Epinions.com

GE refrigerator (lemon?)

07.15.06

IABC Café: A Gathering Place For Professional Communicators

An update on my GE post

06.28.06

BadBusinessBureau.com (Rip-Off Report)

GE Won't Honor Their Warranty

06.19.06

The Consumerist - Shoppers Bite Back!  (Personal Blog)

GE Icemakers Dispense Cool, Refreshing Razor Blades

06.16.06

ConsumerAffairs.com

GE Ice Dispensers Serve Up More Than Ice

06.12.06

ConsumerAffairs.com

GE Refrigerators

06.12.06

ConsumerAffairs.com

GE Refrigerators: Cooling Problems

05.28.06

My3Cents.com

GE Side By Side - Squeaky Wheel Finally Heard

05.24.06

ConsumerAffairs.com

GE Refrigerators: Contaminated Ice

05.04.06

IABC Café: A Gathering Place For Professional Communicators

A real use for blogs GE, imagine that!

04.21.06

TheSqueakyWheel.com

GE Moisture-Related Claim Rejected

04.13.06

When Did I Become A Grownup? (Personal Blog)

Well I'll Be!

04.11.06

BadBusinessBureau.com (Rip-Off Report)

General Electric Sold Me A Lemon Refrigerator

04.03.06

When Did I Become A Grownup? (Personal Blog)

WARNING! Explicit language, but hysterically funny!

I Am A Woman On The Edge!

03.27.06

My3Cents.com

Numerous Service Calls - Side By Side Refrigerator

02.12.06

TheSqueakyWheel.com

GE Refrigerator Heats Up

02.02.06

TheSqueakyWheel.com

Refrigerator Doors Don't Close Properly

01.30.06

GardenWeb.com

Why You Should Never Buy GE

12.24.05

Naples Free Net (Naples, FL)

GE Consumers encouraged to register faulty appliances

12.09.05

TheSqueakyWheel.com

GE Monogram causes $80,000 flood!

12.06.05

BadBusinessBureau.com (Rip-Off Report)

General Electric Rip-Off

11.29.05

Naples Free Net (Naples, FL)

Defective appliances? Where's a consumer to go for help?

05.11.05

BadBusinessBureau.com (Rip-Off Report)

GE Rip-Off Top of the Line Monogram Refrigerator

12.10.04

BadBusinessBureau.com (Rip-Off Report)

General Electric Defective Refrigerator Rip-Off Repair Work

07.01.04

Sha! (Israel)

A Chilling Story

04.26.04

BadBusinessBureau.com (Rip-Off Report)

My Refrigerator Is Tore Up and GE Refuses to Replace  the Part

04.13.04

BadBusinessBureau.com (Rip-Off Report)

GE Says "If the freezer doesn't work, buy a new one"

10.13.03

BadBusinessBureau.com (Rip-Off Report)

GE: The Don't Give a Damn Company Nationwide

09.12.03

Firehouse.com

PA Firefighters Fight Battle House Fire (Faulty Fridge)

07.04.03

TheLaw.com

GE Refrigerator With Cracked Wall (Free registration required)

06.18.03

BadBusinessBureau.com (Rip-Off Report)

GE Fraudulent Services/Consumer Fraud Rip-Off

10.10.02

ConsumerAffairs.com

GE Refrigerators: Water Damage

09.18.02

ConsumerAffairs.com

GE Refrigerators: Fires

07.25.01

Firehouse.com

Refrigerator/Freezer Fire in Side By Side