iPhone 4 Plagued With Lawsuits

Filed in archive Apple , iPhone , Product/Service Complain on July 1, 2010

© Yutaka Tsutano

One week after the iPhone 4 went on sale, three class action suits have been filed against it.

One such lawsuit was filed in California by Kershaw, Cutter and Ratinoff of Sacramento, while another was submitted to the US district court in Texas. The third case was docked in the Maryland US district court with two Maryland residents named as plaintiffs along with "all others similarly situated."

The suits all sue Apple and AT & T for knowingly misrepresenting the iPhone 4's reception problems. Complaints range from general negligence and breach of warranty to deceptive trade practices.

The Maryland complaint alleges that Apple was well aware of the iPhone 4's inherent problems and that Apple refused to help its customers to fix the situation. It is also claimed that Apple tells its staff not to offer warranty services or free Bumper cases to alleviate the difficulties experienced by the iPhone 4's buyers.

It's still not clear how serious the complaints and their consequences might be. While many wireless experts claim that signal loss from the iPhone 4 can be easily demonstrated, others say that it is rather difficult to replicate the problem.