On this Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, file photograph, the brand of Apple is illuminated at a retailer within the metropolis heart in Munich. (AP Photograph/Matthias Schrader, File)
NEW YORK --
A federal decide on Wednesday dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Apple Inc of deceptive shoppers about how resistant its iPhones are to water publicity.
Apple's commercials had made numerous claims concerning the iPhone's resistance to break when submerged or in any other case uncovered to water, together with that some fashions may survive depths of 4 metres (13.1 toes) for half-hour.
The named plaintiffs, two from New York and one from South Carolina, claimed that Apple's "false and deceptive" misrepresentations let the corporate cost twice as a lot for iPhones than the price of "common smartphones."
U.S. District Choose Denise Cote in Manhattan stated the plaintiffs plausibly alleged that Apple's advertisements may mislead shoppers, however didn't present their iPhones had been broken by "liquid contact" Apple promised they may stand up to.
The decide additionally discovered no proof of fraud, citing a scarcity of proof that Apple meant to overstate its water resistance claims, or that the plaintiffs relied on fraudulent advertising statements when shopping for their iPhones.
Spencer Sheehan, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, stated his purchasers are disillusioned with the choice, and no choice has been made whether or not to enchantment.
Neither Apple nor attorneys for the Cupertino, California-based firm instantly responded to requests for remark.
Within the quarter ended Dec. 25, 2021, iPhones accounted for US$71.6 billion, or 58%, of Apple's $123.9 billion of web gross sales.
The case is Smith et al v Apple Inc, U.S. District Court docket, Southern District of New York, No. 21-03657.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Enhancing by Karishma Singh)
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