Class Certification Denied In Suit Alleging IPhone Touchscreen Defects

Mealey's (May 10, 2018, 3:45 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Although a California federal judge found that the named plaintiffs in a suit over purported touchscreen defects in two iPhone models had standing to pursue their claims against Apple Inc., the judge on May 8 ruled that they failed to establish predominance under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, leading her to deny their motion for class certification (Thomas Davidson, et al. v. Apple Inc., No. 5:16-cv-04942, N.D. Calif.)....