Courts dismiss iPhone battery lawsuit

If you remember when the first, first-generation iPhone launched, Jose Trujillo sued Apple over the fact that the handset has a non-removable battery. That lawsuit has now been dismissed.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly said in his opinion, "Apple disclosed on the outside of the iPhone package that the [battery has] limited recharge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced by [an] Apple service provider."

"Under the circumstances, no reasonable jury could find that deception occurred."

Trujillo sued Apple in Illinois state court in July 2007, accusing the company of consumer fraud.

[Via MacRumors and Bloomberg.com.]

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Jad

So Jose will be paying all the fees associated with this frivolous suit for both sides? Yeah right!

September 26 2008 at 3:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Old Boy

Us Brits have a name for people like Jose Trujillo and it rhymes with the word 'anchor'...

September 26 2008 at 12:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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clearThumbtack

LOL

September 26 2008 at 1:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

andrew

American court in common sense judgement shock!

September 26 2008 at 12:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Andre

So following this logic, shouldn't Apple need to state on the packaging that a charge will only last about a day, oh, and that retrieving mail may or may not work?

September 26 2008 at 11:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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pureadrenalin2005

Awesome. I am so tired of idiots trying to sue for anything they can think of these days. People need to stop trying to think of a quick way to get rich at the expense of others. Go out there and get a real job and work like "normal" people do.

September 26 2008 at 11:47 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply