Smith v. Apple, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRIS SMITH, et al., Case No. 21-cv-09527-HSG

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO FILE THIRD AMENDED

v. COMPLAINT AND TO MODIFY THE

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE

APPLE, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 116 Defendant.

12 Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend their complaint and to modify the case management schedule. Dkt. No. 116. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND This is a putative class action brought on behalf of purchasers of Apple Watches. See Dkt. No. 84, Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) ¶ 1. Plaintiffs allege that First Generation, Series 1 through Series 6, and Series SE Apple Watches contain “an undisclosed and unreasonably dangerous safety hazard.” Id. ¶ 2. More specifically, Plaintiffs allege that sudden swelling of the watch batteries can cause the screen to detach, shatter, or crack, “exposing its razor-sharp edges and leading to…