( January 3, 2025, 11:32 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A man has filed a putative class action against Samsung Electronics America Inc. in California federal court contending that it is liable for fraud and the violation of various consumer laws because the bands for several of its smartwatches “contain excessive levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),” which the man says misleads consumers and causes them to “overpay for Products that do not deliver advertised benefits and to forego safe alternatives available on the market.”...