Consumer law and apple
Did Apple have an unfair advantage?
The General Court in 2020 upheld Apple’s challenge, saying that regulators had not met the legal standard to show Apple had enjoyed an unfair advantage
Advocate General Giovanni Pitruzzella at the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) said CJEU judges should set aside the General Court ruling and refer the case back to the lower tribunal
Was Apple a'series of errors in law'?
He said the general court had committed “a series of errors in law” when it ruled that Brussels “had not shown to the requisite legal standard” that the profit Apple had made on sales of its products outside the US had to be attributed to their Irish branches
When did the EU Antitrust Commission start investigating Apple's App Store rules?
The commission first opened its investigation into Apple’s App Store rules on 16 June 2020
Vestager’s announcement of a statement of objections is a the first formal step in an investigations into suspected violations of EU antitrust rules, which is likely to take years to go through the courts in Luxembourg
×Apple products come with statutory warranty rights in addition to the Apple One-Year Limited Warranty and the optional AppleCare Protection Plan, as provided by European Union consumer law. This ensures free repair or replacement coverage for defects present when the product is delivered. In the UK, Apple is facing a lawsuit seeking consumer compensation for overcharging on its App Store. In the US, Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit for false or deceptive marketing, fraudulent business practices, misconduct in customer support, and violation of consumer law. Under US consumer law, once Apple breaches its warranty, the consumer may elect either replacement or a full refund, without charge, in exchange for the defective product.
