Released on: August 29, 2008, 8:19 am

Press Release Author: Heygood, Orr, Reyes, Pearson & Bartolomei

Industry: Electronics

Press Release Summary: DALLAS - The Law Offices of Heygood, Orr, Reyes, Pearson &
Bartolomei in Dallas has filed a lawsuit against the American subsidiary of Japanese
consumer electronics giant Hitachi (NYSE: HIT) over alleged defects in the company's
high-definition television sets. According to the lawsuit, tens of thousands of
consumers who bought the high-end TVs may be experiencing the same trouble.

Press Release Body: Class-action could involve tens of thousands of Hitachi TV owners

DALLAS - The Law Offices of Heygood, Orr, Reyes, Pearson & Bartolomei in Dallas has
filed a lawsuit against the American subsidiary of Japanese consumer electronics
giant Hitachi (NYSE: HIT) over alleged defects in the company's high-definition
television sets. According to the lawsuit, tens of thousands of consumers who
bought the high-end TVs may be experiencing the same trouble.

Plaintiff Anthony Partida of Dallas says he and other owners of Hitachi's 50V500A
model LCD rear projection television are experiencing a design defect that creates
green "blobs," red "blooms," green haze, blue dots, yellow lines and other color
anomalies on their TV screens. The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status on
behalf of every owner of the 50V500A model, says the defect makes the televisions
useless for their intended purpose.

In the lawsuit against Hitachi America Ltd., filed in the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Texas, attorneys for Mr. Partida say Hitachi has
known of the defect since early 2005, but the company has continued to sell the
defective sets. Despite the company's knowledge of the problem, the lawsuit
continues, Hitachi has been unable or unwilling to develop a solution.

"Hitachi has been more than willing to take people's money for these TV sets and
they should be more than willing to fix them," says attorney Eric D. Pearson of
Heygood, Orr, Reyes, Pearson & Bartolomei, who represents Mr. Partida in the case.
"In some cases, people paid $3,500 or more for these TVs. You can't take that kind
of money and deliver a defective product."

Brisbane, Calif.-based Hitachi America is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Hitachi, Ltd.,
a telecommunications, electronics, power systems, digital media and consumer
products giant that employs more than 400,000 people worldwide.

The Law Offices of Heygood, Orr, Reyes, Pearson & Bartolomei is a Texas civil
litigation firm representing businesses and individuals in matters involving
personal injury claims, contract disputes, business torts, professional negligence
and more.

More information on Heygood, Orr, Reyes, Pearson & Bartolomei is available at
http://www.reyeslaw.com.

For more information on the case involving Hitachi television defects, please
contact Mark Annick at 800-559-4534, 214-213-1754 (mobile) or mark@androvett.com.


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