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Tight-Wad Apple Repair Techs Swapped Our Damaged iGear With Used Kit – Lawsuit

Apple has been presented with a class-action lawsuit filed by customers who say the expensive electronics giant replaced their damaged devices with used models. More specifically, the suit [PDF] filed to the Northern California District Court alleges the Cupertino behemoth has been replacing damaged or defective devices with factory-refurbished units that were presented as new. According to the …


Investors Are Getting Ripped Off on Index Fund Fees, Lawsuits Say

Index funds often benefit from a low-cost halo. They don’t all deserve to bask in that glow. Allegations of excessive index fund fees in retirement plans are at the heart of a new proposed class action lawsuit brought by New York Life Insurance Co. employees against the company.


Williamtown Class Action Against ADF Attracts Financial Backer

Litigation funder IMF Bentham plans to back a class action against the Australian Defence Force over the Williamtown contamination scandal. A firefighting chemical used by the Williamtown RAAF base, 30km north of Newcastle, five years ago has been found to have polluted groundwater and soil at the base and in the surrounding residential area. Now Williamtown residents want to sue the Defence …


At&T Lawyers Dodge Class Action Suit for LTE Throttling

AT&T has managed to successfully tap dance around a class action lawsuit filed by customers whose “unlimited” wireless data connections were throttled without AT&T making the restrictions clear. US District Court Judge Edward Chen has told customers suing the telco for its misleading throttling practices that they can’t sue as part of a class action — because they signed a contract with AT&T …


At&T Just Dodged a Bullet in Court — but Its Troubles Are Just Beginning

A California judge decided that the class-action lawsuit filed against AT&T for throttling unlimited data will not be allowed to proceed. According to AT&T, customers should only have their complaints heard on an individual basis through arbitration, and it seems as though Judge Edward Chen from the U.S. District Court in Northern California agrees with the company. Many customers, however, …


Judge Rejects Class-Action Over AppleCare’s Subpar Replacements, Calls Lawyer ‘Manifestly Incompetent’

Remember that class-action lawsuit alleging AppleCare+ customers were being given subpar replacement products? This week a federal judge rejected the case while calling the plantiffs’ lawyer “manifestly incompetent” and suggesting the counsel orchestrated the entire case. ArsTechnica reports the judge’s rejection this week claimed the lawyer encouraged the plaintiffs to purchase AppleCare plans …


Judge Rejects Class-Action Over AppleCare’s Subpar Replacements, Calls Lawyer ‘Manifestly Incompetent’

Remember that class-action lawsuit alleging AppleCare+ customers were being given subpar replacement products? This week a federal judge rejected the case while calling the plantiffs’ lawyer “manifestly incompetent” and suggesting the counsel orchestrated the entire case. ArsTechnica reports the judge’s rejection this week claimed the lawyer encouraged the plaintiffs to purchase AppleCare plans …