Apple iPhone charger class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Elizabeth Steines filed a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc.
- Why: Steines claims Apple misleads consumers by not including a charger with the sale of a new iPhone device.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Illinois federal court.
Apple misleads consumers by not including a charger with the purchase of a new iPhone, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Elizabeth Steines claims Apple began selling iPhones without the charger last year. Apple’s failure to include a charger with a new iPhone sale is not adequately disclosed to consumers, who are left unaware they purchased “an incomplete Product, devoid of essential functionality,” according to the Apple class action.
Apple only discloses in small print on the back of the iPhone product’s box that the iPhone Lighting Cable, power adapter and headphones are sold separately, the Apple class action states.
Steines argues that, by selling the iPhone without a charger, the product is “not adequate for its intended use, which was to function as a phone and mini-computer, because it requires power or energy to operate.”
Steines claims further that consumers who buy a new iPhone and don’t already own a charger are forced to spend more money to purchase one, ultimately increasing the price of the product, according to the lawsuit.
“When Defendant removed the charger, not only was the price of the Product not correspondingly reduced by the amount of the power adapter, the price increased, unrelated to other added functionality which could justify this increase,” the Apple class action states.
Apple claims environment as reason to not include iPhone charger with purchase
Apple claims its decision not to include a charger with an iPhone purchase is environmental, according to the Apple class action.
Steines argues, however, that Apple “could have taken other measures to promote environmental sustainability” instead of allegedly “rendering the Product non-functional unless an additional purchase was made.”
Apple is accused of unjust enrichment, fraud, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract, as well as violating the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, several state consumer fraud acts and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
Steines demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief along with an award of monetary, statutory and/or punitive damages for herself and all class members.
She wants to represent an Illinois class and multistate consumer fraud class of individuals who have purchased a new iPhone during the statute of limitations for each alleged cause of action.
Consumers filed a separate class action lawsuit against Apple earlier this month, arguing the company ignored privacy advocates by releasing AirTag devices that can be used by stalkers and abusers to track their victims.
Have you purchased a new iPhone from Apple that did not come with a charger? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiff is represented by Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates, P.C.
The Apple iPhone charger class action lawsuit is Steines, et al. v. Apple Inc., Case No. 3:22-cv-03099, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
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1,563 thoughts onApple class action claims new iPhones don’t come with chargers
I bought an Iphone 11 phone recently that did not come with a charger.
I have purchased 3 iPhones and it did not include chargers. I asked them about it and they said I would have to buy it from them, I didn’t have the money at that time, so they decided to charge me monthly. I get billed till this day I have proof with my T-Mobile statements bills…. It’s becoming a nuisance all these iPhone products. I’m going back to note Samsung.
Please add me into this. I was very shocked to find out iPad iPhone, 11 anything without a charging cord or black
I too purchased a new I phone 13 mini about 6 months ago and to my surprise there was no charger included! I was very shocked because I expected it ! No one told me a charger was not included and every other I phone I purchased always came with a charger! Therefore I had to go out and spend more money on a new charger! I feel that when you are spending the type of money a new I phone costs one should have came with the phone!
We have recently bought 4 iPhones
Ranging from the iPhone SE to the the 13 pro max all without chargers we spent a bunch of money on these phones and had to spend lots of money for the chargers.
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I brought my first 2 Iphone in 2022 and I never bought a phone that didn’t come with the charger. I had to pay 80 bucks for 2 new charger so that iPhone would be able to charge / work I have proof of my payment of my iPhones and chargers I would like to be added to this lawsuit I was upset that I paid 1300 for each phone to not get a charger I purchased iPhone 13 Pro max A
I purchased the new iPhone 14 pro max in November without having any idea of the lack of charger for the phone.
I bought a iPhone 11 with no charger so I had to go buy chargers which made no sense to me why it wouldn’t come with a charger
I have purchased 2 iPhones 13 Pro without chargers. Please add me