Computerworld – A federal judge has tossed a class-action lawsuit that claimed Apple's iPad overheats when used outdoors in warm weather or in direct sunlight, according to court documents.

In an order dated last Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel dismissed a lawsuit submitted in July 2010 that accused Apple of fraud, deceptive advertising and violating California's consumer protection and unfair business practices laws by making, marketing and selling defective tablets.

The three plaintiffs — Jacob Balthazar, Claudia Keller and John Browning — said last year that they were duped into buying a defective device by Apple's marketing claims that “reading on iPad is just like reading a book.”

Read the full Computerworld story, “Judge tosses iPad overheating lawsuit.”

Computerworld – A federal judge has tossed a class-action lawsuit that claimed Apple's iPad overheats when used outdoors in warm weather or in direct sunlight, according to court documents.

In an order dated last Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel dismissed a lawsuit submitted in July 2010 that accused Apple of fraud, deceptive advertising and violating California's consumer protection and unfair business practices laws by making, marketing and selling defective tablets.

The three plaintiffs — Jacob Balthazar, Claudia Keller and John Browning — said last year that they were duped into buying a defective device by Apple's marketing claims that “reading on iPad is just like reading a book.”

Read the full Computerworld story, “Judge tosses iPad overheating lawsuit.”