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   U   n    i    t   e    d    S    t   a    t   e   s    D    i   s    t   r    i   c    t    C   o   u   r    t    F   o   r    t    h   e    N   o   r    t    h   e   r   n    D    i   s    t   r    i   c    t   o    f    C   a    l    i    f   o   r   n    i   a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT  NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CORBIN RASMUSSEN, Plaintiff, v. APPLE INC., Defendant.  ___________________________ ________/  No. C-13-4923 EMC ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS (Docket No. 22) I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Corbin Rasmussen brings the instant action alleging that Apple’s 27-inch iMac computers suffer from a defect which causes the screen to “dim” permanently, affecting the usefulness of the computer. Plaintiff asserts t wo causes of action on behalf of a proposed class consisting of all individuals who have purchased a 27-inch iMac – a California Legal Remedies Act claim, Cal. Civ. Code § 1750, and a California Unfair Competition Law claim, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq. Plaintiff argues that Apple’s advertising trumpeted the high qualit y nature of the screen and of the “long productive life” of Mac computers more generally while knowing that the 27-inch model of iMac suffered from a defect which made the eventual failure of the display highly likely. Plaintiff argues that this failure to disclose the defect violates both the CLRA and UCL. Apple has moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim. For the following reason, the Court GRANTS Apple’s motion to dismiss, but with leave to amend. II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff purchased a 27-inch iMac computer on August 3, 2011 for $2,259.00. Amended Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶ 32 (Docket No. 19). An iMac is an “all-in-one” computer which integrates !"#$%&'%()*(+,-.%(/0! 23)45$67%8 9:;$<+%=',=', >"?$' 3@ ..

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