Given that Apple is such a big company, is isn’t surprising that every now and then they are hit with a lawsuit, either by their rivals or from their own customers. Recently we’ve seen Apple hit with lawsuits over their MacBook lineup, and one of those lawsuits involved faulty logic boards in which the plaintiffs accused Apple of selling, despite knowing of the issue. Their lawsuit alleges that Apple’s CEO Time Cook knew about the problem since 2011 but did nothing about it.
Well the good news for Apple is that it looks like the judge presiding over the case has decided that Apple was not guilty. According to Judge William H. Alsup, he ruled that the plaintiffs had failed to prove that Apple had misrepresented their equipment. He also noted that despite the alleged faulty logic board, both men had been able to use their computers normally for up to two years.
That being said, Apple is not completely off the hook. The judge allowed the plaintiffs to amend their lawsuit and refile if they choose to do so, at least until the 22nd of January. Alsup also acknowledged that there were certain MacBook models that demonstrated that they had the tendency to have graphics issues and other problems, although this was not a problem that Apple was aware of at that time.