In re Apple Processor Litig.

EDWARD J. DAVILA, United States District Judge

In 2017, independent security researchers discovered an industry-wide computer security vulnerability known as Spectre and Meltdown that directly affected Apple Inc.'s own processors within devices such as iPhones, iPads, iPods, and the Apple TV (collectively "iDevices"). In this putative class action, Plaintiffs Jennifer Abrams ("Abrams") and others similarly situated ("Plaintiffs") are purchasers of such iDevices and allege that Apple Inc.'s ("Defendant") mitigation efforts to patch the vulnerability within the iDevices substantially slowed its…