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Apple Brought to Suit Again; Bandwagon Reaching Capacity

Adding to the mounting list of lawsuits that Apple has faced over the iPhone 3G’s performance, the company is being sued yet again with additional accusations that they are neglecting to acknowledge the prevalence of hairline cracks in the device’s casing.
AppleInsider reports that the 23-page suit, filed in a New York district court [...]

Judge Orders IBM to Pay $3 Million Papermaster Bond [Update]

When IBM first filed a lawsuit against Mark Papermaster, attempting to prevent him from joining Apple, they only had to pay a $350 filing fee to pursue the case. Now, a judge is ordering IBM to put up a $3 Million bond to cover any wrongful damages or costs Papermaster may encounter.
In an attempt to [...]

Mark Papermaster’s Bio Removed From Apple’s Website

Cnet’s Tom Krazit points out that Apple has removed Mark Papermaster’s personal biography from their website, primarily in part to comply with a recent ruling in which Papermaster’s new position at Apple, has been put on hold.
Cnet continues to explain that this is likely due to a recent injunction delaying Papermaster from officially taking his [...]

Apple Poaches Top IBM Chip Designer, IBM Sues Back

IBM’s vice president of microprocessor technology development, Mark Papermaster has been poached by Apple, and will begin working closely under CEO Steve Jobs in early November. In an attempt to protect its technology and intellectual property, IBM is suing Papermaster and hoping to prevent him from divulging any trade secrets to Apple.

IBM issued the following [...]

Psystar Shipping Blu-Ray Equipped Open-Computer, Before Apple

Apple and mac-clone maker Psystar, are deeply entangled in a legal battle over licensing Apple’s proprietary operating system, OS X. While Apple has sued the company asking it to stop selling computers with OS X installed, Psystar continues to push the hardware, even negatively portraying Steve Jobs and Apple in Psystar’s press releases.
A press release [...]

Apple and Psystar: Set to Argue Motion Before Judge on Nov.6

The ongoing drama between Apple and Psystar may have been a little overblown by a few blogs as of late. Referencing the two companies setting forth Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), a few sites claimed that the companies had struck a deal, when in fact the whole story is simply protocol and standard practice in the [...]

[Update] Psystar Advertising Open Computer Through Google Ads

While the drama between Apple and Psystar continues, with the latest being both companies moving towards an “Alternative Dispute Resolution.” Psystar has found it appropriate to advertise their “Open Computer,” (which happens to run OS X, and also happens to be what both companies are battling over) through a series of Google Ad Campaigns.
While browsing [...]

Apple and Psystar Suit Moving Towards “Alternative Dispute Resolution”

The latest in the saga between Apple vs. Psystar, is an alleged move by both companies to settle the entire lawsuit outside of court. Whether the decision was made by a judge, initiated by Apple, or initiated by Psystar is unconfirmed.

Tetris Co. Pulls “Shaker” Application From App Store

Adding to the laundry list of complaints and negative attention that Apple’s app store has received, the game “shaker” has been pulled from the iPhone App Store, by Tetris Co, because it apparently too closely resembles Tetris.
A message to every iTunes app developer out there: If you are planning on writing an application that [...]

Apple’s Ruthless Legal Team Goes After Educators for Logo Infringement

Apple is suing a Canadian technology school, which happens to use and love Apple products for logo/trademark infringement. Victoria News has been reporting about the story for a few days now, and multiple images backing the story have now surfaced.

Apple is demanding that the Victoria School of Business and Technology (VBST) stop using their current [...]

SEC Investigating False Steve Jobs Heart Attack Rumor

This morning a false report hit the web via CNN’s iReport that Apple CEO Steve Jobs suffered a massive heart attack. The report was categorically denied, but not before hammering Apple’s stock price down to their lowest closing price in 52 weeks. Fortunately, the SEC has announced that they are investigating the fraudulent report.

It’s no [...]

Apple Moves to Dismiss Psystar Counterclaim

In accordance with yesterday’s deadline, Apple has filed a 23 page motion to dismiss Mac clone maker Psystar’s counterclaim instead of filing a response.

Along with yesterday’s motion to dismiss Psystar’s counterclaim, Apple had also filed a request for Judicial Notice with Exhibits. It is speculated that these Exhibits will be riddled with copies of [...]

Federal Court Dismisses iPhone Battery Lawsuit Against Apple

Apple can now check one off of its laundry list of current lawsuits. According to Bloomberg, Apple Inc., will not face a lawsuit claiming it didn’t immediately tell customers about the limited life of batteries for its iPhone or their $86 replacement cost, including delivery.

Jose Trujillo sued Apple in the state of Illinois [...]

Apple Gets Sued Again, Turns On Legal Team Auto-Responder

Fourth times a charm? At least that is what Jai Sen wants to believe as he recently filed the 4th lawsuit against Apple and AT&T in the New York Eastern District.

Similar to its predecessors (1,2,3), the lawsuit alleges that Apple and AT&T are “deceptive, improper, or unlawful conduct in design, marketing manufacturing, distribution and [...]

Apple Sued Again; $5 Million Class Action Lawsuit Claims iPhone 3G Oversold

A man from Little Rock, Arkansas has started a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc., demanding $5 million in damages claiming that Apple and AT&T oversold the iPhone 3G and over-saturated the 3G network.

The Arkansas man claims that the firms (AT&T-Apple) “should have known that the strain on the network would make it impossible to [...]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs: Center of Backdating Scheme?

The legal woes over backdating allegations are only beginning for Apple and company. An ongoing case is presently under seal at the Santa Clara County Superior Court, while the plaintiffs’ lawyer, H. Adam Prussin, says he is acting on behalf of shareholders, and using an approach “similar but not identical” to that of other lawsuits, [...]

Steve Jobs & Apple Execs Settle to Pay $14 Million for Backdating Lawsuits

In the midst of all the iPod hoopla, The National Law Journal revealed court documents that confirm Apple CEO Steve Jobs, along with other members of Apple’s current and former management team, have agreed to pay up to $14 million to resolve the 20 outstanding investor derivative law suites over backdated stock options.

Derivative law suites [...]

Apple Admits: Kane Kramer Invented the iPod in 1979, Not Our Idea

In order to avoid potential legal issues in a patent dispute case with Burst.com, Apple has finally admitted that a British man named Kane Kramer, who dropped out of school at the age of 15, is the original inventor of the iPod.

Roughly 30 years ago, Kane Kramer came up with the technology that is used [...]

Apple and AT&T Brought to Suit for Over-Saturing 3G Network with iPhone 3G’s

A San Diego based lawsuit was filed late last week that alleges Apple, and its carrier partner AT&T, have knowingly oversold the iPhone 3G, “promising fast speeds only to see a mass of customers bog down the network with devices that themselves are flawed.”

Apple and AT&T customer William Gillis filed an 18-page complaint that cites [...]

Psystar: Apple Illegally Destroys Competition in the Marketplace

InformationWeek reports about the latest in the Psystar-Apple drama. Psystar’s lawyers are claiming that Apple illegally “destroys” competition, violated Sherman antitrust rules and other U.S. laws, as well as bricking Mac Clones.

“A Psystar victory in court could pave the way for other PC makers, including big vendors like Dell (Dell), HP (NYSE: HPQ) and [...]