Apple's legal battle
against accusations that it intentionally slows down older iPhones to incentivize customers to upgrade to newer models will likely take place in one courtroom near the
company's headquarters in California.The U.S.
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has disclosed that it will consider consolidating dozens of iPhone performance - related
complaints filed
against Apple during a hearing scheduled for Thursday, March 29 in Atlanta, Georgia, as is routine for similar cases filed across multiple states.Apple currently faces 59 putative class actions across 16 district courts in the United States.