LG Electronics Inc controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Texas privacy settlement involving smart-TV data
Texas announced a settlement with LG Electronics U.S.A. requiring clearer disclosures and consumer opt-out mechanisms for viewing-data collection. The agreement followed the 2025 lawsuit.
2025
Texas automated-content-recognition lawsuit
The Texas attorney general sued LG and other television manufacturers, alleging that automated content recognition collected viewing information without sufficient knowledge or consent. The allegations were legal claims rather than established findings at the time of filing.
2024
webOS security vulnerabilities
Security researchers disclosed multiple vulnerabilities affecting certain LG smart televisions running webOS versions 4 through 7. The issues were reported to LG before public disclosure, and patches were released for affected models.
2020
Viavi reaches patent settlement with LG Electronics
Settlement
Viavi Solutions announced that it had reached a patent-infringement settlement with LG Electronics and LG Innotek over alleged use of Viavi optical-filter patents. The settlement terms were not disclosed.
Source excerpt
The terms of Viavi's settlement with LG Electronics have not been disclosed.
Viavi Solutions Inc. VIAV recently announced that it has reached a patent infringement settlement with the South Korean electronics makers — LG Electronics and LG Innotek — relating to the alleged unlawful use of its optical filters.
2019
LG Electronics sues three European appliance brands over patents
Lawsuit filed
LG Electronics filed lawsuits in a Munich court against Arcelik, Beko and Grundig, alleging that the companies infringed LG's ice-making patents for side-by-side refrigerators. The allegations are not presented as a court determination.
Stated objective. LG said it took legal action to protect its patent technologies.
Source excerpt
LG Electronics said Wednesday it has filed lawsuits against three European home appliance manufacturers with a court in Munich over allegations that they infringed LG’s ice-making patents for side-by-side refrigerators.
The accused companies are Arcelik, Beko and Grundig, affiliates of Turkey-based Koc Group, which sell home electronics in European markets.
Arçelik claimed that LG Electronics used the Turkish firm's washing machine technology, named 'Direct Drive', in its devices under another name -- '6 motion'. The company said this was unlicensed, according to information received by Anadolu Agency.
2019
LG announces voluntary clothes-dryer recall in South Korea
Recall announced
LG Electronics announced a voluntary recall of its clothes dryers sold in South Korea after customer complaints about a key component. The complaints included lint and dust accumulating in the condenser. LG said it would expand free repairs and proactively contact consumers to arrange service.
Company response
Remediation — LG Electronics
The electronics maker said it will expand free services to repair the dryers. Previously, LG sent servicemen upon consumers' request, but now the company will contact consumers first and fix their dryers.
Source excerpt
The move came after a series of consumer complaints that too much lint and dust accumulated in the condenser, a part that removes humidity by circulating air inside the tumble dryer.
The electronics maker said it will expand free services to repair the dryers. Previously, LG sent servicemen upon consumers' request, but now the company will contact consumers first and fix their dryers.
LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday announced a voluntary recall of its clothes dryers sold in South Korea following customer complaints over a key component.
2015
Contractor workplace-safety controversy
A media report raised concerns about compensation and labor conditions after a worker at a subcontractor connected to LG television production suffered a severe industrial accident. The controversy focused on supply-chain responsibility and worker protections.
2012
Cathode-ray-tube cartel case
The European Commission found competition-law infringements involving cathode-ray tubes and imposed a substantial administrative fine on LG Electronics. The conduct concerned alleged coordination in CRT markets during the late 1990s and early 2000s.