MDPCE site hacked, Sony not refunding anything

News broke out a few days ago when law firm Mieselman, Denlea, Packman, Carton & Eberz P.C. posted that Sony will be giving out refunds over the Other OS removal. Too good to be true? Yes, it is. The law firm has spoken up and clarified the whole issue – their site was hacked and the post is complete BS.

News broke out a few days ago when law firm Mieselman, Denlea, Packman, Carton & Eberz P.C. posted that Sony will be giving out refunds over the Other OS removal. Too good to be true? Yes, it is. The law firm has spoken up and clarified the whole issue – their site was hacked and the post is complete BS.

After emailing the firm about the supposed refund, MDPCE replied to a few QJ readers with the following message:

Good afternoon,

 

Over the weekend, an unauthorized post was made by hackers on our website regarding the status of the Sony “Other OS” PlayStation 3 class action. We have removed the post and we are in the process of investigating the source of this unauthorized, malicious posting. Contrary to the information appearing in that post, there has not been a ruling on this case, nor a resolution of this matter. The action against Sony is still pending.

 

Since MDPCE filed the first lawsuit on April 27, 2010, five additional class actions have been filed seeking compensation for owners of PS3 consoles (other than the slim) in the United States and its territories. All of the cases are now pending before the Honorable Richard Seeborg, a federal district judge for the Northern District of California. The law firms who filed the class actions are scheduled to appear before the judge on July 15, 2010, to discuss consolidating the class actions into one case and coordinating the structure of class action leadership among the law firms.

 

A further update will be available after the July 15 hearing.

The party behind the hack is still unknown, so we’ll be giving you an update when it comes around.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!