Apple

Apple & Eve

What’s Offensive, Apple?

Conflicting iTunes policy on offensive material doesn’t seem to benefit the consumer.

Apple’s Subscriptions for iCloud Storage

Allegations: Misleadingly representing that owners of Apple devices who purchase iCloud subscriptions get the storage in the plan plus the 5GB of storage automatically provided to all owners of Apple…

Apple’s Wi-Fi Assist Application

November 2016: A Notice of Appeal regarding the dismissal of this matter was filed. (Phillips and Cottrell et al v. Apple, Inc., Case No. 16-17189, 9th Cir.) October 2016: A…

Are Apple’s Ads about Siri Misleading?

A lawsuit filed against Apple claims that the company “. . . has conveyed the misleading and deceptive message that the iPhone 4S’s Siri feature, a so-called voice-activated assistant…

Casino Gambling Games in Apple’s App Store

Allegations: Promoting illegal virtual gambling games

2018’s Apple Shopping Event

In November 2018, a false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Apple regarding the marketing for a holiday sales event that ran from Black Friday to Cyber Monday. The complaint…

Apple iMac

May 2014: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…

The Functionality of Apple iPhones

March 2016: A federal judge dismissed this action finding that plaintiffs did not satisfy the heightened-pleading standard for fraud-based claims and did not state a plausible claim. The dismissal was…

Apple Accused of Misleading Consumers about iPhone Storage

How much storage space do consumers really have?

Apple’s Privacy Controls

Allegations: Falsely representing that Apple will not collect data about consumers’ activity in apps if they turn off certain privacy settings

Season Bundles of TV Shows on Apple iTunes

In October 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Apple regarding the marketing of television show season bundles on the iTunes store on Apple TV 4 and 4K devices. Specifically,…

Apple’s iCloud Storage

Allegations: Misleadingly representing that it would provide subscribers with iCloud storage when their data was stored on cloud servers owned by other entities

Gambling Games in Apple’s App Store

Allegations: Promoting illegal virtual gambling games

Digital Content Purchased from Apple

Allegations: Misleadingly representing that consumers may “buy” content by paying a higher price when Apple may revoke consumers’ access to “purchased” content at any time and for any reason

Advertised Storage Capacity of Apple Devices

In February 2015, plaintiffs who filed a false advertising class-action lawsuit against Apple. Inc. voluntarily dismissed the case. The complaint, which was filed the same month, alleged that the company…

Apple’s Siri

May 2016: The Ninth Circuit denied plaintiffs’ petitions for rehearing. April 2016: Plaintiffs filed a Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc (i.e., a rehearing by all of the judges…

Apple iPhone 5 Wi-Fi Signals

August 2016: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed. December 2015: A…

Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program

In September 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Apple for allegedly misleadingly marketing that consumers who sign-up for the iPhone Upgrade Program and make monthly payments can upgrade their…