Class Action Lawsuit Filed against BMW for Dangerous Battery Defect News provided by Share this article Share this article LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 3, 2020, a new class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court against BMW of North America, LLC. The plaintiff, Mr. William Burbank, is represented by O'Connor Law Group, P.C., Wirtz Law APC, and Reallaw, A Professional Corporation. The class action is on behalf of consumers throughout California, alleging unreasonably dangerous battery systems in their hybrid BMW vehicles, caused by debris during the manufacturing process. The defective batteries were produced by Samsung and are at risk of catching on fire, leading to severe injuries or possibly death. Because there is no available fix for this problem, BMW has told consumers not to charge their vehicles and not use the paddle shifters, manual mode or sport mode.