HAGENS BERMAN

Date Filed: November 4, 2005
Court: U.S. District Court
Location: California
Ticker Symbol: Nasdaq: AAPL

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro has filed on behalf of international consumers a class-action lawsuit against Apple Computer, alleging the company's new iPod Nano is defectively designed, allowing the screen to quickly become scratched with normal use. The suit claims that the excessive, rapid wear renders the device unusable.

The suit, filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose, seeks to represent millions of non-U.S. residents who have purchased the iPod Nano since its introduction in September of this year. The suit charges that Apple violated California's Unfair Competition Law, False Advertising law, Consumers Legal Remedies Act, as well as expressed and implied warranties when it began selling what plaintiffs claim are defective devices. The suit seeks compensation for purchasers of the devices.

For more information, click here to read the complaint.