Apple Loses First Appeal in Italian Warranty Case

A Rome court has upheld a €900,000 (US$1.2 million) fine imposed on Apple last December by Italy's Antitrust Authority for circumventing consumer protection laws, Italian media reported Friday.

The Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) of Lazio rejected Apple's appeal that the fine be suspended pending a ruling on the merits of the question slated for May 9.

The Antitrust Authority imposed the fine on Apple Sales International, Apple Italia Srl and Apple Sales Retail for not providing enough information about guarantees afforded by the Italian Consumer Code and for giving misleading information in order to sell more AppleCare packages.

The court did, however, order the suspension of the Antitrust Authority's order that Apple modify its publicity and packaging in relation to the AppleCare Protection Plan, accepting the company's argument that if the order was overturned by the court in May the obligatory modifications would cause "grave and irreparable" harm to Apple.

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