Apple Intelligence delays may lead to a class action lawsuit
A law firm claims that Apple’s delay of Apple Intelligence and Siri may have violated federal security laws, and is investigating whether to file a class-action suit.
The law firm is Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman LLC, which previously had a go at suing Apple over federal security laws in 2019. That was following Tim Cook’s revising of Apple’s earnings estimate for the then forthcoming holiday quarter, and as yet there has been no trial or settlement.
Now Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman has announced that it is investigating whether to pursue a similar violation, based on Apple’s announcement that certain Apple Intelligence features have been delayed.
“Specifically, Apple said that certain features initially announced in June 2024,” says the law firm in an announcement, “including Siri’s ability to tap into a user’s personal information to answer queries and have more precise control over apps, will now be released sometime in ‘the coming year.'”
The firm notes that Apple’s stock price fell as a result of this announcement, and that Morgan Stanley consequently cut its price target. The law firm says this all means that delaying Siri will impact iPhone upgrade cycles throughout 2025 and 2026.
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman therefore says that it is investigating whether this delay violates federal securities laws. Apple had heavily promoted the iPhone 16e as having Apple Intelligence, and if it did so while knowing the features would be delayed, it could be in violation.
The law firm seeking submissions from investors who have purchased Apple securities, and more generally, anyone who is “aware of any facts relating to this investigation.”
The law firm says that Apple’s stock price fell from $239.07 to $209.68 because of the delay to Siri. This was when the cited Morgan Stanley investor note had said that the absolute floor for Apple’s stock price was $200.
Separately, Apple has been sued over how its Apple Intelligence adverts included features that have been delayed. That suit was filed in March 2025, but appears to ignore that every such ad included the information that the features would be coming later.
But this was all in March 2025, before the announcement of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs. That announcement sent Apple’s stock price well below $200.
