Kevin McCaffrey of Nottingham and Linda Wrinn of Baltimore filed a putative class action against Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. on Wednesday evening in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, alleging the new phones are defective.
“This is endemic to this telephone and this is something directly related to the way Apple has chosen to design it,” said Daniel S. Ward, one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys. “Apple knew that it had design flaws … and chose to market, sell and reap tremendous rewards.”
Apple has hyped the iPhone 4’s wrap-around antenna, but many users have reported decreased reception when their fingers touch it. Apple Chairman Steve Jobs allegedly suggested users “just avoid holding it in that way.”
