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Litigation

Apr. 11, 2012

Plaintiffs face uphill battle in case against Apple

Three years after its filing, a consolidated product liability suit against Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility LLC over the speed of the iPhone 3G smartphone is hanging by a thread.


By Jill Redhage


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Three years after its filing, a consolidated product liability suit against Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility LLC over the speed of the iPhone 3G smartphone is hanging by a thread.


U.S. District Chief Judge James Ware heard arguments Monday from both companies for why the case should be forced into arbitration based on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings and why the case should be dismiss...

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