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Firm that won $450M iBooks pricing case against Apple files class action lawsuit over iPhone throttling

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/iphone-6-battery-2.png?w=1000)</div><p>Despite its apology and cheaper battery replacement pricing (https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/28/apple-temporarily-drops-price-of-iphone-battery-replacement-by-50-promises-ios-update-to-address-battery-health-in-new-apology/), Apple is still facing scrutiny for how it slows down older iPhones in conjunction with battery wear. Joining the growing number of cases against Apple, consumer-rights law firm Hagens Berman has filed a class action suit against Apple for “secretly” installing a “feature to intentionally slow down” the iPhone.</p>
<p>If that law firm sounds familiar, it’s because Hagens Berman was the firm behind the infamous $450 million iBooks price fixing case (https://9to5mac.com/2015/06/30/ebooks-pricing-fixing-appeal/) against Apple…</p>
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