U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick today issued an order certifying a class of consumers against Apple in a class-action lawsuit accusing the tech company of issuing refurbished replacement products to consumers under its AppleCare and AppleCare+ protection plans, despite promises of “new or equivalent to new” replacements, according to Hagens Berman. As cited in the judge’s order, Apple’s records show it sold more than 3 million AppleCare and AppleCare+ service plans, where it provided at least one replacement device, many of which were remanufactured. The lawsuit, filed July 20, 2016, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks compensation for iPhone, iPad or iPod owners who bought AppleCare or AppleCare+ coverage.

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