A judge for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of apple in a class action lawsuit aimed at restoring a defect in "stage lighting" or "flexible door", which allegedly led to a screen defect similar to stage lighting on the MacBook Pro The plaintiff initially sued apple in 2020, claiming that the company knew that MacBook Pro models in 2016 and 2017 were prone to screen failures. It is said that the defective cable will cause black spots on the screen and even make the display unusable.
However, in July 2021, the case was dismissed. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila concluded that the plaintiff failed to prove that the problem was a technical hazard or the accompanying Apple Allegations of concealing knowledge of the issue. The plaintiff then appealed the 2021 decision, but the appeal has been rejected, according to Bloomberg law channel.
In rejecting the appeal, the Ninth Circuit Court said Apple was not obliged to disclose the issue. The previous ruling said that because its performance on some users is after the warranty period, Apple has no specific obligation to do anything to it except for the approved extension of maintenance authorization.
After ifixit's research determined that the reason was that the cable integrated on the display was too thin, Apple launched a maintenance plan for the affected models in 2019.