Litigation
May 24, 2011
Apple Jumps on Concepcion Bandwagon
Apple Inc. may benefit from the U.S. Supreme Court's arbitration-friendly ruling last month to limit consumer class actions even though it has no arbitration agreement with iPhone purchasers who have a lawsuit pending.
By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN JOSE - The U.S. Supreme Court's arbitration-friendly ruling last month to limit consumer class actions may produce an unexpected beneficiary: Apple Inc.
Apple has signaled it plans to file a motion to compel arbitration in a long-running consumer class action over its popular iPhone even though the company does not have arbitration agreements with its customers.
Such a motio...
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