{"id":28893,"date":"2020-05-08T16:02:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T20:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=28893"},"modified":"2021-07-26T14:54:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T18:54:59","slug":"flexgate-class-action-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/08\/flexgate-class-action-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexgate Class Action Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/05\/08\/flexgate-class-action-lawsuit\/\">Joe Rossignol<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/05\/08\/flexgate-class-action-lawsuit\/\">\n<p>A nationwide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/parris-law-firm-apple-hit-with-nationwide-class-action-lawsuit-over-macbook-pros-flexgate-scandal-301055528.html\">class action lawsuit filed against Apple<\/a> in Northern California court this week accuses the company of knowingly concealing a defect with a display-related flex cable on recent 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro models.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2019\/03\/05\/apple-flexgate-possible-fix\/\">Apple seemingly fixed the issue<\/a> by extending the length of the flex cable by 2mm in the 2018 MacBook Pro. It also launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/13-inch-macbook-pro-display-backlight-service\">free repair program<\/a> in May 2019, but the program only applies to 13-inch MacBook Pro models released in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/22\/flexgate-display-issues-with-2016-and-newer-macbook-pros\/\">Flexgate: Display Issues With 2016 and Newer MacBook Pros<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"flexgate-class-action-lawsuit-update-2021-07-26\">Update (2021-07-26): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/07\/20\/flexgate-class-action-lawsuit-dismissed\/\">Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/07\/20\/flexgate-class-action-lawsuit-dismissed\/\"><p>A class action lawsuit that Apple was facing over &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/flexgate-macbook-pro-display-issue\/\">Flexgate<\/a>&rdquo; issues affecting MacBook Pro displays has been dismissed by a California federal judge, reports <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/1404675\">Law360<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The judge overseeing the case said that because the defect appeared after the warranty period, Apple was not required to disclose it because it was not a safety issue.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/25\/another-macbook-pro-flexgate-lawsuit\/\">Another MacBook Pro Flexgate Lawsuit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Rossignol: A nationwide class action lawsuit filed against Apple in Northern California court this week accuses the company of knowingly concealing a defect with a display-related flex cable on recent 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro models. 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