The suit is asking for monetary damages, a restraining order to prevent Apple from blocking consumers who want to unlock their SIM cards, a requirement that Apple provide SIM unlock codes if requested by an iPhone owner, and finally if somewhat confusingly yet another order that would stop Apple from selling phones without adequately disclosing that theyre locked and requiring Apple to get the consumers contractual consent for that lock.

Musil notes that previous consumer lawsuits against the wireless carriers  over network locking led to a 2001 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, . The court ruled that a clause in AT&Ts customer contract, which limited customers to seeking arbitration and foregoing class action, met the basic standards of fairness.

in Network World's Anti-malware section.