9th Circuit Finds Complaint Against Apple Over ‘Siri’ Claims Lacked Specificity

Mealey's (March 1, 2016, 8:17 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Affirming a district court’s dismissal order, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 25 found that a putative class complaint over “Siri,” the digital assistant on Apple Inc.’s iPhones, lacked the necessary specificity to support unfair competition and misrepresentation claims (In re iPhone 4S Consumer Litigation, No. 14-15487, 9th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 3373)....