Apple iPhone charger class action lawsuit overview:ย
- Who: Elizabeth Steines filed a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc.ย
- Why: Steines claims Apple misleads consumers by not including a charger with the sale of a new iPhone device.ย
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Illinois federal court.ย
Apple misleads consumers by not including a charger with the purchase of a new iPhone, a new class action lawsuit alleges.ย
Plaintiff Elizabeth Steines claims Apple began selling iPhones without the charger last year. Appleโs failure to include a charger with a new iPhone sale is not adequately disclosed to consumers, who are left unaware they purchased โan incomplete Product, devoid of essential functionality,โ according to the Apple class action.ย
Apple only discloses in small print on the back of the iPhone productโs box that the iPhone Lighting Cable, power adapter and headphones are sold separately, the Apple class action states.ย
Steines argues that, by selling the iPhone without a charger, the product is โnot adequate for its intended use, which was to function as a phone and mini-computer, because it requires power or energy to operate.โย
Steines claims further that consumers who buy a new iPhone and donโt already own a charger are forced to spend more money to purchase one, ultimately increasing the price of the product, according to the lawsuit.
โWhen 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,โ the Apple class action states.ย
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.ย
Steines argues, however, that Apple โcould have taken other measures to promote environmental sustainabilityโ instead of allegedly โrendering the Product non-functional unless an additional purchase was made.โย
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.ย
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.ย
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.ย
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.ย
Have you purchased a new iPhone from Apple that did not come with a charger? Let us know in the comments!ย
The plaintiff is represented by Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates, P.C.ย
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.ย
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1,563 thoughts onApple class action claims new iPhones donโt come with chargers
YUP, 3 or 4 by this point
Yes bought 2 iPhones without charger and had to purchase them separately
yes my son and myself bought iphone that came without chargers
How do we join this settlement? I would like to be part of it!
Please add me to this lawsuit, for I bought an iPhone 14 Plus and I had to buy the charger cord/plug-in base separately. I was very shocked about this deal because of the price I paid for my phone.
How do we join the lawsuit
i purchased an iphone 14 about a month or 2 ago and i was very surprised to see there was no charger. Its really annoying because i had to buy a $20 charger and if they arenโt including the chargers, they should atleast decrease the cost of the phone
I just recently bought a 14 pro and it did not come with a charger or a cube.
This will go nowhere it also states what comes in the box itโs very clear they should withdraw this class action. If I was Apple ID say ok we will include it and raise the iPhone price $100.
I was saying it states what comes in the box on its website before you buy it
Count me and my daughter in
I purchased the iPhone SE (3rd generation) three months ago at Verizon and had to buy charger separately.