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Samsung Australia fined $14m over misleading water resistance claims

Samsung Australia has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $14 million in penalties. Photo: ACCC

Samsung Australia has been ordered to pay $14 million in penalties after it admitted to misleading customers about the water resistance of some of its best-selling phones.

The Federal Court ordered the fine against the tech giant on Thursday, after proceedings brought forward by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found Samsung misrepresented its Galaxy mobile phones and their suitability to be used in water.

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