The Anker class action lawsuit landscape centers on two cases still pending in federal court in California, both arguing that Anker’s recalls of fire-prone power banks leave consumers short on compensation. A third case filed in New York was voluntarily dismissed in September 2025. No court has certified a class, ruled on the merits, or approved any settlement.
The Cases Still Active
Iudice v. Anker Innovations Limited was filed on June 13, 2025, in the Central District of California (Case No. 5:25-cv-01483) by the Clarkson Law Firm on behalf of five named plaintiffs. It remains the most active of the suits; a Third Amended Complaint was filed in June 2026 before Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes.1PACER Monitor. Megan Iudice v. Anker Innovations Limited et al.
Light v. Fantasia Trading LLC was filed on June 19, 2025, also in the Central District of California (Case No. 5:25-cv-01520). It raises claims for breach of contract, breach of warranty, unjust enrichment, and negligent misrepresentation.2Phone Arena. If You Own an Anker Power Bank, You Need to Read This
A third complaint, Hall v. Fantasia Trading LLC, was filed on July 2, 2025, in the Southern District of New York (Case No. 1:25-cv-05505) with similar claims. The plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal on September 16, 2025, and the case was terminated the next day.3PACER Monitor. Hall v. Fantasia Trading LLC et al.
The defendants named across the suits are Anker Innovations Limited, incorporated in Hong Kong, and its U.S.-facing entities Fantasia Trading LLC, based in Ontario, California, and Power Mobile Life LLC.
What the Lawsuits Claim
All three complaints share the same theory. Anker marketed its power banks as premium, safe devices with advanced protective features. It charged more on that basis, reportedly nearly twice the price of some generic competitors. Then the devices caught fire.
The Iudice case focuses on Anker’s “MultiProtect” safety technology, which the company advertised as providing “complete” protection against thermal events. Plaintiffs allege MultiProtect does not actually detect or prevent overheating, and that the products can explode and catch fire despite the marketing.4Truth in Advertising. Anker Chargers and Power Banks With MultiProtect Technology
The Light complaint takes aim at the recall remedy itself. It argues that Anker’s June 2025 recall of 1.15 million PowerCore 10000 units was inadequate because the offered remedies, a replacement device or a gift card, did not cover additional costs consumers faced, including property damage from fires and the cost of safely disposing of a defective lithium-ion battery.2Phone Arena. If You Own an Anker Power Bank, You Need to Read This The Hall complaint, before dismissal, pointed to Anker’s earlier recalls in 2023 and 2024 as evidence the company knew or should have known about the defects.
As one complaint put it, consumers were “cheated of both the money they spent and the product safety they expected.”
Which Power Banks the Lawsuits Involve
The litigation grew out of a series of Anker recalls:
- February 2023: Anker 535 Power Bank (PowerCore 20K, model A1366), recalled for overheating. A house fire in Leitersburg, Maryland, was later linked to a recalled unit.
- June 2024: Anker 321 Power Bank (model A1112), recalled over a lithium-ion manufacturing defect.
- October 2024: About 2,100 units across models A1642, A1647, and A1652, following 28 reports of overheating, explosions, and fires, including two burn injuries.5U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Anker Power Banks Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
- June 2025: Approximately 1,158,000 PowerCore 10000 units (model A1263), sold between June 2016 and December 2022. Anker had received 19 reports of fires and explosions, two minor burn injuries, and 11 reports of property damage totaling more than $60,700.6U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. More Than One Million Anker Power Banks Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
- September 2025: Roughly 481,000 units across models A1647, A1652, A1257, A1681, and A1689, sold between August 2023 and June 2025 at Best Buy, Target, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, AliExpress, and through TikTok at prices between $30 and $50. The recall followed 33 fire and explosion reports, four minor burn injuries, and one report of substantial property damage.7U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Anker Power Banks Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Anker attributed the defects to a “potential manufacturing issue” involving lithium-ion cells from a single vendor it did not publicly name.8Anker. Anker Voluntary Global Recall
What Plaintiffs Want vs. What Anker Already Offers
The active suits seek class certification, monetary damages, and costs. Plaintiffs want compensation for the price premium they say they paid for safety that wasn’t delivered, plus costs the recall remedies don’t cover.
What Anker offers through the recalls varies by model. For the A1263 recall, Anker offered a replacement power bank, but consumers had to photograph their device with “recalled” written on it in permanent marker and confirm disposal before receiving the replacement.6U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. More Than One Million Anker Power Banks Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards For the September 2025 recall, the choice is a full cash refund or an Anker gift card, with the same photo-and-disposal verification.7U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Anker Power Banks Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Plaintiffs say that structure leaves gaps. It doesn’t cover property damage from fires. It doesn’t cover the time and expense of safely disposing of a recalled lithium-ion battery, which can’t go in ordinary trash. And it doesn’t address the premium consumers paid for the advertised safety features in the first place.
Owners who suffered actual fire damage or injury have a separate path: individual product liability lawsuits are being pursued by other firms outside the class action framework.
What To Do If You Own a Recalled Model
Check the serial number on your device against Anker’s recall portal to confirm whether your specific unit is affected and to see the remedy available for your model.8Anker. Anker Voluntary Global Recall Taking the recall remedy does not, on its own, enroll you in or exclude you from any class action; no class has been certified in either pending case, so there is no settlement to claim and no claims deadline to meet. If a class is later certified, class members typically receive notice with instructions on how to participate or opt out.