Apple Might Walk Free And Unhurt From Its iPod Lawsuit

The iPod lawsuit against Apple Inc. AAPL has now been in courts for over a decade.

In what may be called a sudden turn of events, the legitimacy of the case is now in question. CNBC’s Josh Lipton recently reported on why the lawsuit against Apple is in question.

“A case that has dogged Apple for 10 long years and threatened the company with $1 billion in damages could now be tossed out,” Lipton said. “Remember, Apple is fending of allegations that it violated anti-trust laws between 2006 and 2009. Plaintiffs say there was this iPod update in 2006 that they clam illegally shut out rivals, but Apple’s lawyers have now filed a motion saying that the plaintiffs class representatives don’t actually have any proof that they purchased the iPods in question.”

“iPods bought between 2006 and 2009 that were allegedly harmed by these software update," Lipton continued. "So, if they don’t have proof they bought the iPods, then there is no proof of damages and Apple wants this case tossed out. Plaintiffs say they will respond tomorrow and the judge says she will be ready to discuss it on Monday.”

“The judge though already openly said, she has concerns over whether there is an actual plaintiff in this case. Now, Apple has fought this case hard, saying listen this iPod update was a legitimate and genuine product improvement, that there were zero evidence of any real harm to consumers, so Apple refused to settle.”