Judge dismisses potential new `flexgate` lawsuit against Apple
(iMore iPhone)

A judge said Apple had no duty to disclose the flaw. What you need to know Apple won`t face another lawsuit over `flexgate`. A judge has dismissed an appeal seeking to revive a class action lawsuit. Apple was sued over cables in its MacBook that were too short and would eventually fail. Apple will not face a fresh `flexgate` lawsuit after a judge dismissed an appeal seeking to revive the case. As reported by Bloomberg Law: Apple defeated an appeal to revive a would-be class action over allegedly defective MacBook Pro displays, after the Ninth Circuit said Thursday that the company had no duty to disclose the flaw. Apple was sued in 2020 by a class-action group claiming the company knew that its MacBook Pro had a flawed design from 2016 onwards where the cables were too short, eventually causing them to fail: The lawsuit alleged that MacBook Pro models released after 2016 were designed with cables that are too short and eventually fail with ordinary wear and tear. Th...