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This week on “Lawsuits against Apple” we have a double-whammy. Apple is off to a good start this week with 2 lawsuits filed against them. One pertaining to online receipts, and the other to their notebook power adapters. I also hear that Apple’s legal team in entering the Business Olympics in the lawsuit category, but that is still unconfirmed.

The first lawsuit was filed by two Miami-Dade citizens that claim Apple has “recklessly disregarded” consumer’s rights to have credit or debit card information kept secret. This is under a section of the US federal government’s Fair Credit Reporting Act. This act prevents companies from printing a customers credit/debit card’s expiration date, as well as more than the last 5 digits of the card’s number on receipts. The law firm suing Apple says that Apple has ignored this law and that receipts show more information than allowed under the FCRA. The concern is that if someone gets a hold of one of these receipts, some might be able to use the information steal the identity of the customer.

The second lawsuit is about a patent. Thomas Harvey filed a seven-page complaint alleging that Apple is infringing upon one of his patents. The patent pertains to using an LED at the end of a notebook recharger. If Thomas is successful in his lawsuit, Apple will have to pay for lost profits and pay out triple the damages for the actual infringement itself.

That is all for today’s lawsuits, but stay tuned to find out what Apple gets themselves into next.

Via [AppleInsider]

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