Attorneys for a group of former Apple resellers and California consumers have filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple Computer, similar to a 2003 lawsuit filed by another group of resellers alleging a long list of illegal and improper business practices by the computer company. The recent lawsuit, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, is on behalf of all Apple resellers, and consumers who purchased Apple computers after Jan. 1, 1995. It alleges misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, violation of the state’s consumer protection law on warranties, and that Apple sold used computers as new. Download (pdf) a copy of the lawsuit for specific details. (Source: IfoAppleStore).
Attorneys for a group of former Apple resellers and California consumers have filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple Computer, similar to a 2003 lawsuit filed by another group of resellers alleging a long list of illegal and improper business practices by the computer company. The recent lawsuit, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, is on behalf of all Apple resellers, and consumers who purchased Apple computers after Jan. 1, 1995. It alleges misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, violation of the state’s consumer protection law on warranties, and that Apple sold used computers as new. Download (pdf) a copy of the lawsuit for specific details. (Source: IfoAppleStore).