In Re: MacBook Keyboard Litigation

I. BACKGROUND

1 Plaintiffs filed a consolidated putative class action complaint on October 11, 2018 against 2 Apple asserting claims arising out of an alleged defect with MacBook’s “butterfly” keyboard. See 3 Consol. Class Action Compl., Dkt. No. 66. Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) alleges 4 claims against Apple for violations of the Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 5 § 17200 et seq.; violations of the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (“CLRA”), Cal. Civ. 6 Code § 1750 et seq.; fraudulent concealment; violations of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty 7 Act for breach of the implied warranty of merchantability, Cal. Civ. Code § 1792 et seq.; violations 8 of the Washington Consumer Protection Act (“WCPA”), Wash. Rev. Code §§ 19.86, et seq.; 9 violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (“FDUTPA”), Fla. Stat. § 10 501.204, et seq.; violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act 11 (“ICFA”), 815 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§505/1, et seq.; violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act 12 (“NJCFA”), N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 56:8-1, et seq.; violations of New York General Business Law § 349, 13 N.Y.…