“Apple Inc. on Wednesday was sued for fraud, breach of contract, and violations of Illinois consumer protection laws by attorneys representing two residents of the state,” Thomas Claburn reports for InformationWeek.

“The plaintiffs, Daniel E. Owens and Barbara S. Owens, allege that Apple’s iTunes Gift Cards promised song downloads for $0.99 and that the company’s decision to raise song prices on April 7 to $1.29 turned the company’s marketing message into misrepresentation,” Claburn reports.

“The plaintiffs “seek a $0.30 refund for any song that has been purchased for $1.29 while using a 99 [sic] iTunes Gift Card,” the complaint states. They also are seeking class certification, in order to represent the estimated tens of thousands of other iTunes Gift Card users in a similar situation,” Claburn reports. “If a judge certifies the suit as a class action, the amount involved would exceed $5 million.”

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