Consumer Protection Law
May 19, 2025
Apple fights to dismiss, merge AirPods Pro defect lawsuits
Apple fights to dismiss and merge two class actions alleging AirPods Pro Gen 1 audio defects, as plaintiffs resist, claiming fraudulent concealment. Hearings are set for August and September.
A dispute arose Friday between Apple Inc. and one group of AirPods Pro Gen 1 customers as the plaintiffs' attorneys resisted Apple's efforts to dismiss their case and also combine it with a similar class action.
At the heart of both disputes is the plaintiffs' admittedly identical claim that Apple knowingly sold its first iteration of the AirPods Pro with defects that caused users to hear crackling or static and other sounds.
The first lawsuit, known as LaBel...
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