Smith v. Apple, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division CHRIS SMITH, CHERYL SMITH, Case No. 4:21-cv-09527-HSG (LB)
KAREN SMITHSON, JASON ROUSH,
COREY POMROY, FRANK ORTEGA, DISCOVERY ORDER
ALBERTO CORNEA, MICHELLE
ROGERS, JOSHUA BAYS, DEBORAH Re: ECF No. 65 CLASS and AMBER JONES, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals, 15 Plaintiffs, 16 v.
APPLE INC.,
18 Defendant. 19 INTRODUCTION This is a putative class action challenging a defect in Apple watches: the plaintiffs allege that sudden swelling of the watch batteries causes the screen to detach, shatter, or crack, exposing razor-sharp edges and leading to watch failure or user injury.1 The plaintiffs want to show Apple’s attorneys’ eyes only (AEO) documents to the plaintiffs’ experts.2 The plaintiffs identified cases
26 1 Order – ECF No. 80 at 1; Am. Compl. – ECF No. 31 at 2 (¶¶ 1–2). Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File (ECF); pinpoint citations are to the…