The British have filed a lawsuit against Apple for slowing down the iPhone. They want $2 billion, but Apple asks to cancel

Apple has asked a London court to dismiss the $2 billion lawsuit filed by lawyer Justin Gutmann on behalf of iPhone users in the UK.

He accuses the company of hiding battery problems in smartphones and secretly installing a power management tool that limited performance.

Apple said the lawsuit was unfounded.The company vehemently denies that the batteries in the iPhone were defective, with the exception of a small number of iPhone 6s.