BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Block &
Leviton LLP (blockesq.com) announced that it has filed a class
action lawsuit against Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) on behalf of Apple
customers who signed up for the Apple iPhone Upgrade Program last
year and have now been shut out of receiving the latest
iPhones.
On September 7, 2016, Apple
announced the availability of new iPhones: the iPhone 7 and iPhone
7 Plus. Customers who had signed up for the Apple iPhone Upgrade
Program, which promised an "easy" way to get a new iPhone "every
year," tried like many others to purchase their iPhones as soon as
they went on sale at midnight Pacific
time on September 9, 2016.
But, the lawsuit alleges, iPhone Upgrade Program customers, unlike
every other customer, were shut out from reserving the most
in-demand phone models and colors.
These customers are unable to "get in line" to reserve their
favored devices. Instead, they are told to simply "check back." In
the meantime, they will continue to be required to make monthly
payments on their older iPhones, and their eligibility for future
iPhones will be delayed, the lawsuit alleges.
If you belong to the iPhone Upgrade Program and have been
affected by these issues, you can contact Block & Leviton to
learn more about your legal rights. Contact attorney Jacob Walker at jake@blockesq.com or visit
www.blockesq.com/iphone.
Block & Leviton is a Boston-based law firm representing investors
and consumers nationwide.
The case, filed September 12,
2016, is pending in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of California,
and is captioned Frank v. Apple Inc., No. 5:16-cv-05217. A
copy of the complaint is posted at www.blockesq.com/iphone.
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