Apple Lawsuit Over Non-Replacable iPhone Battery Closed

The lawsuit filed against Apple back in July of 2007 accusing them of not properly informing users of the iPhone's non-replaceable battery prior to purchasing the device has reached a conclusion. The lawsuit was filed by Jose Trujillo, and he was suing Apple in Illinois state court in July 2007, accusing them of consumer-fraud and seeking class-action status.

U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly in Chicago granted Apple their request for the judge to make the judgement to dismiss the lawsuit based on the law and the evidence presented.

"Apple disclosed on the outside of the iPhone package that the'' battery has "limited recharge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced by Apple service provider,''' Kennelly wrote in his Sept. 23 opinion, quoting the packaging. "Under the circumstances, no reasonable jury could find that deception occurred."

Jose Trujillo's lawyer, James R. Rowe of Chicago, hasn't commented.

While Apple is now out of the woods, AT&T is still a defendant in the case.

[via Bloomberg]