Class-action

Apple motions to dismiss Siri class action lawsuit

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 a 11:12 am

Apple's getting sued for Siri being beta, apparently. A class-action lawsuit in Oakland, California is alleging that Apple has been improperly representing Siri in their ads and that the functionality isn't as perfect as Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschenel led them to believe

17 more states join e-book class action lawsuit against Apple, Steve Jobs involvement surfaces

By Simon Sage, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 a 1:58 pm

17 more American states have joined the class action lawsuit against Apple and publishers for e-book pricing collusion according to amended court documents. The new docs also revealed an e-mail from the late Steve Jobs describing how he saw the situation to the parent company of one of the conspiring publishers.

Early iPod touch buyers invited to join class-action antitrust suit against Apple

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, May 9, 2012 a 11:17 am

Anyone in the U.S. who bought a first or second-gen iPod touch between September 12, 2007 and and March 31, 2009 are eligible to get in on an antitrust lawsuit against Apple. The two complaints state that Apple broke federal and state laws by charging for iOS updates and prevented iPods from playing anything that wasn't bought through iTunes.

Bumperless iPhone 4 owners can now apply to get $15 from antennagate settlement

By Simon Sage, Thursday, Mar 29, 2012 a 11:15 am

Last month, Apple finally concluded the class-action lawsuit surrounding the iPhone 4's reception issues, and today those affected can now start the process of cashing in.

Apple settles iPhone 4 class-action antenna suit, US customers to receive cash or a free bumper

By chrissyboy6969, Saturday, Feb 18, 2012 a 3:55 am

If you cast your mind back to the launch of the iPhone 4, you may recall a bit of shenanigans over the performance of its antenna. You may remember the death grip and what quickly became known as “antennagate”.

Class action lawsuit over iPhone/AT&T exclusivity gets certified -- should it go to court?

By Allyson Kazmucha, Saturday, Jul 10, 2010 a 5:47 pm

The class action lawsuit against AT&T's US iPhone exclusivity has been certified, which means a judge thinks it meets the legal requirements to go forward. If you remember back, The crux of suit states that customer contracts are 2 years, but the AT&T exclusivity is 5 years -- so customers were falsely lured to AT&T for 5 years, not 2 -- if they want to keep iPhones, that is. The lawsuit seeks to include all current AT&T iPhone customers.