Ricoh Beats Another Pentax Camera Lawsuit Alleging Design Flaw

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. shook off another proposed class suit over alleged design flaws in some Pentax cameras when a federal court in Illinois said a consumer failed to show any misrepresentation and raised no viable claims.

Joe Bondick bought a Pentax K-50 camera in 2014, for about $700. It came with a one-year warranty. Beginning in 2018 or 2019, the camera began to have exposure issues, causing pictures to appear dark, he said.

He sued Ricoh in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging that low-quality materials caused the camera’s aperture to fail, causing the ...