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iPhone Users Now Able to Submit Claims in $95 Million Siri Spying Lawsuit

Wednesday May 7, 2025 11:40 am PDT by
If you owned a Siri-compatible device and had an accidental Siri activation between September 17, 2014 and December 31, 2024, you could be eligible for a payment from Apple as part of a class action lawsuit settlement. Apple in January agreed to pay $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit involving ‌Siri‌ spying accusations, and a website to distribute the funds has now been set up and...
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Apple Faces Developer Lawsuit After Defying App Store Injunction

Monday May 5, 2025 3:55 pm PDT by
Apple is being sued by developers unhappy with the company's "willful violation" of the anti-steering injunction the court ordered as part of its legal battle with Epic Games. A company called Pure Sweat Basketball has teamed up with law firm Hagens Berman to file a class-action lawsuit against Apple in an attempt to win some money for developers. The lawsuit focuses on the recent Apple vs. ‌...
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Apple Must Pay Over $700 Million in Major Patent Damages Case

Thursday May 1, 2025 7:37 am PDT by
Apple has today been ordered to pay more than $700 million to the Texas-based cellular technology company Optis in a landmark UK patent ruling (via ipfray). In London, the England and Wales Court of Appeal today ruled that Apple must pay a lump sum of $502 million to Optis Cellular Technology LLC for the use of standard-essential 4G patents in iPhones and iPads over a 14-year period spanning ...
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Apple Hit With More Class Action Lawsuits Over Delayed Siri Features in U.S. and Canada

Thursday April 10, 2025 8:09 am PDT by
Apple has been hit with at least two more proposed class action lawsuits over its delayed personalized Siri features for iPhones. In the U.S., a complaint filed in a California federal court this week alleges that Apple violated false advertising and unfair competition laws by marketing Apple Intelligence upgrades for Siri that are still not available. The two named plaintiffs said they...
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Apple Hit With $5 Billion Class Action Lawsuit Over eBooks Availability

Wednesday April 2, 2025 7:22 am PDT by
A lawsuit filed against Apple in California this week accuses the company of violating the state's false advertising law and other consumer laws, by intentionally misleading customers into thinking that they are purchasing digital e-books from the Apple Books app in perpetuity, when instead they are only purchasing revokable licenses to the books. The proposed class action complaint explains ...
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Apple Facing False Advertising Lawsuit Over Apple Intelligence Delay

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:18 pm PDT by
Apple has been accused of false advertising and unfair competition for delaying the Siri Apple Intelligence features that it promoted when launching iOS 18 and the iPhone 16 models, reports Axios. The suit targets Apple ads that showed off ‌Siri‌ features that were unavailable, and claims that Apple cultivated "a clear and reasonable consumer expectation that these transformative features...
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Apple Accused of Misleading Consumers With 'Carbon Neutral' Claims

Thursday February 27, 2025 8:12 am PST by
Apple is facing a new lawsuit from consumers who allege that its claim that the Apple Watch Series 9, SE, and Ultra 2 are "carbon neutral" is misleading, Reuters reports. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the lawsuit argues that Apple misrepresented the environmental impact of these three Apple Watch models by relying on carbon offset projects that did ...
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Apple Leaker Issues Apology: 'Profound and Expensive Mistake'

Friday February 7, 2025 8:21 am PST by
Last year, we reported that Apple sued its former software engineer Andrew Aude for providing journalists with confidential information about the company's future plans, including details about the Journal app, Vision Pro headset, and more. As reported by 9to5Mac, the Superior Court of Santa Clara County on Thursday dismissed the lawsuit after Apple and Aude reached an agreement to resolve...
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Former iPhone 7 Owners Begin Receiving Up to $349 Following Lawsuit

Thursday February 6, 2025 7:46 am PST by
In 2023, Apple agreed to pay $35 million to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit alleging that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were prone to audio issues due to a defective chip in the devices, and those who submitted a claim have started to be paid this month. As reported by 9to5Mac, many claimants are receiving approximately $200, but some have received up to a $349 payment. The deadline ...
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Apple to Compensate Early Apple Watch Owners in Lawsuit Settlement

Friday January 31, 2025 4:58 am PST by
Apple has reached a $20 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging that certain early Apple Watch models suffered from a battery defect that caused screens to detach or crack (via CNET). Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the lawsuit accused Apple of manufacturing the original, Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 Apple Watches without...
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Apple Watch Bands Are Safe to Wear, Says Apple, After Lawsuit Filed

Thursday January 23, 2025 7:43 pm PST by
Following a class action lawsuit that alleges some Apple Watch bands contain toxic "forever chemicals," also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), Apple has ensured that Apple Watch bands are "safe for users to wear." Apple's full statement today:Apple Watch bands are safe for users to wear. In addition to our own testing, we also work with independent laboratories to conduct...
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Some Apple Watch Bands Contain Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' Per Lawsuit [Updated]

Thursday January 23, 2025 9:57 am PST by
A class action lawsuit filed against Apple this week in a California federal court accuses the company of false advertising and violating various consumer laws, by failing to disclose that some Apple Watch bands contain toxic materials. Specifically, the complaint alleges that Apple misleads customers into thinking the Apple Watch has health and wellness benefits, and is safe to wear daily....
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Apple Faces £1.5 Billion UK Lawsuit Over App Store 'Overcharging'

Monday January 13, 2025 3:30 am PST by
Apple is heading to court in London on Monday to defend against a class-action lawsuit seeking £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) in damages over alleged anti-competitive App Store practices in the UK. Filed by King's College London academic Dr. Rachael Kent, the lawsuit claims Apple has violated UK and European competition laws by requiring iOS users to download apps exclusively through the App...
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Apple Says Siri Data Has Never Been Sold or Used for Marketing

Monday January 6, 2025 9:37 am PST by
No Siri data has ever been used for marketing purposes or sold to a third-party company for any reason, Apple said today in response to accusations that conversations ‌Siri‌ has captured were used for advertising. A lawsuit that Apple has agreed to settle alleged that Apple provided information obtained from accidental ‌Siri‌ recordings to third-party companies for the purpose of marketing...
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Apple to Shell Out $95 Million to Settle Siri Spying Lawsuit [Updated]

Thursday January 2, 2025 10:17 am PST by
Apple will pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit involving Siri spying accusations, reports Reuters. The lawsuit alleges that Apple recorded conversations captured with accidental ‌Siri‌ activations, and then shared information from those conversations with third-party advertisers. Two plaintiffs claimed that after speaking about products like Air Jordan shoes and Olive...
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Apple Hit With Criminal Complaints Over Congo Mineral Trade

Tuesday December 17, 2024 3:33 am PST by
Apple's subsidiaries in France and Belgium have had criminal complaints filed against them by the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is accusing the tech giant of using conflict minerals in its product supply chain (via Reuters). The complaints allege that Apple is complicit in handling stolen goods and laundering minerals obtained through armed conflicts in the region. Congo, a major...
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Apple Fails to Block $995M UK App Store Commission Lawsuit

Tuesday December 3, 2024 3:57 am PST by
A UK class action lawsuit against Apple over App Store commission fees will proceed after judges dismissed the company's attempt to block the case, Bloomberg reports. Led by competition policy professor Sean Ennis, the suit alleges Apple's 15-30% commission on App Store sales creates an anti-competitive tax on the UK technology industry. The lawsuit seeks £785 million ($995 million) in...
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Apple Sued for 'All-Seeing Eye' Employee Device Monitoring Policy

Monday December 2, 2024 2:23 pm PST by
California Apple employee Amar Bhakta has filed a lawsuit against Apple for alleged labor violations, accusing the Cupertino company of suppressing employee speech, invading employee privacy though surveillance and inspecting personal data, and clawing back earned wages (via Semafor). Bhakta sued Apple after Apple prohibited him from speaking about his work experience on podcasts and also...
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Apple Files Motion to Dismiss Department of Justice Antitrust Lawsuit

Thursday August 1, 2024 10:11 am PDT by
Apple today filed a motion to dismiss its ongoing lawsuit with the United States Department of Justice, a standard step in the litigation process. In its motion to dismiss, Apple argues that the government's complaint has not demonstrated anticompetitive conduct, anticompetitive effect that harms consumers, or that Apple is a monopoly power in the U.S. smartphone market. The government needs to...
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Apple Sues Former Employee for Leaking iPhone's Journal App and More

Thursday March 28, 2024 10:45 am PDT by
Apple this month sued its former employee Andrew Aude in California state court, alleging that he breached the company's confidentiality agreement and violated labor laws by leaking sensitive information to the media and employees at other tech companies. Apple has demanded a jury trial, and it is seeking damages in excess of $25,000. Aude joined Apple as an iOS software engineer in 2016,...