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Friday, 18 February 2005 |
Class-Action Suit Filed Against Apple
Forbes
Just before a bill to curb class-action lawsuits headed to President
Bush for signing, Apple Computer was targeted in a class action.
The lawsuit, which the new law won't affect, was filed Thursday in California
Superior Court in San Francisco on behalf of consumers and resellers of Apple (nasdaq:
AAPL - news - people ) products. It seeks to include in the consumer class any
person in the U.S. who purchased Apple products or repair services since Jan. 1,
1995, except for someone affiliated with Apple or the lawsuit.
The plaintiffs allege that Apple failed to fully honor service contracts and
warranties, didn't get repair and service businesses properly licensed, stole
trade secrets from its own resellers, and sold used computer equipment as new.
They are charging Apple with Unlawful Business Practices, Misappropriation of
Trade Secrets, Breach of Contract, and violations of the Consumers Legal
Remedies Act and the Song Beverly [Consumer Warranty] Act.
Apple could not be immediately reached for comment on the lawsuit.
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