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08-29-2016, 09:15 PM
iPhone owners sue Apple over 'Touch Disease'
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Owners of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices are slapping Apple with a lawsuit over a so-called "Touch Disease" that makes the devices unusable.
SEE ALSO: An internal defect is causing tons of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus to break (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/apple-iphone-6-plus-touchscreen-defect/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
The case (https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?302569), which was filed in the **rthern District of California Saturday, alleges that Apple is aware of the technical glitch but refuses to fix affected devices. Named plaintiffs Todd Clearly, Jun Bai and Thomas Davidson are reportedly accusing Apple of fraud.
"The iPhones are **t fit for the purpose of use as smartphones because of the touchscreen defect," the complaint said, according to Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-lawsuit-touchscreens-idUSKCN1141OJ?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/29/apple-touch-disease-lawsuit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Owners of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices are slapping Apple with a lawsuit over a so-called "Touch Disease" that makes the devices unusable.
SEE ALSO: An internal defect is causing tons of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus to break (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/apple-iphone-6-plus-touchscreen-defect/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
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"The iPhones are **t fit for the purpose of use as smartphones because of the touchscreen defect," the complaint said, according to Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-lawsuit-touchscreens-idUSKCN1141OJ?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/29/apple-touch-disease-lawsuit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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