Lawsuit Overview
Settlement Overview
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May 17, 2011 - The court approved the settlement.
February 25, 2011 - The court held a final settlement hearing.
November 22, 2010 - The amended settlement was preliminarily approved by the court.
November 12, 2010 - Parties filed an amended stipulation of settlement.
October 12, 2010 - The settlement was preliminarily approved by the court.
September 28, 2010 - Parties filed a stipulation of settlement.
May 14, 2010 - The lead plaintiff filed a corrected amended consolidated complaint.
March 22, 2010 - The lead plaintiff filed an amended consolidated complaint.
January 28, 2010 - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion affirming in part and reversing in part and remanding for proceedings.
June 17, 2008 - The lead plaintiff filed a notice of appeal.
November 14, 2007 - The court granted defendants' motion to dismiss.
June 8, 2007 - Defendants filed a motion to dismiss.
March 23, 2007 - The lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint;
(1) on behalf of holders of record of Apple’s common stock on March 1, 2005 (the record date for shareholders to be eligible to vote at Apple Inc’s 2005 annual meeting)
and
(2) on behalf of all holders of record of Apple’s common stock who were entitled to vote at the Company’s annual meetings for fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003 and/or 2005.
The complaint alleges that the defendants violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by issuing false and misleading statements between August 24, 2001 and June 29, 2006.
January 30, 2007 - Lead plaintiff and lead counsel were appointed and all cases were consolidated.
October 24, 2006 - Lead plaintiff motions were filed.
August 24, 2006 -An investor in shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Apple Inc over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws.
The complaint charges that Apple Inc and certain of its officers and directors violated Sections 10(b), 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 10-b(5) and 14a-9 promulgated thereunder between December 1, 2005 through August 11, 2006.
The complaint alleges that defendants made false and misleading statements and omissions concerning Apple Inc's improper and undisclosed practice of backdating options conferred on certain executives which made it appear that such options were issued on dates when the market price of Apple Inc stock was higher than actual market price on the actual grant dates.