Price
Price v. Apple, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MATTHEW PRICE, Case No. 21-cv-02846-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
DISMISS
v. Re: Dkt. No. 32 APPLE, INC., Defendant.
12 Plaintiff Matthew Price brings this putative class action lawsuit challenging Defendant Apple, Inc.’s alleged policy of terminating the Apple ID accounts of its users who seek credit or debit card payment returns for app purchases that do not work. Plaintiff asserts eight counts of fraud, tort, and unfair competition violations based on Apple’s policy. Apple now moves to dismiss all eight counts, and the motion is fully briefed. See Dkt. No. 32 (“Mot.”), 34 (“Opp.”), 43 (“Reply”). For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND For purposes of deciding the motion, the Court accepts the following as true: Apple is a California corporation that designs and sells smartphones, personal computers, and tablets. These devices run apps and other services for customers to…