iTunes ‘Breaking Bad’ Lawsuit Still Going Forward: 'Messy Facts' For Plaintiff, Apple Continues To Blame AMC For Season 5 And Final Season Split Release

While "Breaking Bad" may have ended almost a year ago and spinoff series "Better Call Saul" is fast approaching, the lawsuit against iTunes for charging customers twice for the split final season is moving along. Noam Lazebnik, the "Breaking Bad" fan who was not satisfied with the iTunes free offering of the second half of the season, may have problems with the facts of his claim. As for the Apple corporation, they're mostly pointing fingers at AMC for changing the distribution.

News of the lawsuit broke around September 10th of last year according to Deadline. They reported "Dr. Noam Lazenbik late last week filed a class action complaint against Apple over Season 5 of AMC's Breaking Bad being broken into two separate entities on iTunes." In a follow up they also reported that Apple "is refunding the fans over their iTunes purchase of the last episodes of the AMC show."

Unfortunately this was not a satisfactory peace offering for the Lazenbik, who is now still moving forward with the class action suit against Apple. According to The Hollywood Reporter, there are plenty of problems with the case: "The biggest messy fact is that Lazebnik himself didn't actually complete the transaction on iTunes. His son-in-law, Jeremy Tor, did, using Lazebnik's credit card on Lazebnik's behalf."

Things are also not all roses for Apple: "Apple contended that it never made any explicit promises that Season Five purchasers would be entitled to "all 16 episodes," but this argument isn't enough to kill the lawsuit at this stage." The Hollywood Reporter goes on to relay a statement by the presiding judge that explains that it is not unlikely for a reasonable customer to be deceived by their handling of the season pass option for "Breaking Bad."

Backs against the wall, Apple continues to claim that AMC should bear some responsibility since the network made the ultimate decision to release the season in two parts at the last moment.

Whether or not the case makes it to trial, for now, it just goes to show how "Breaking Bad" is no laughing matter - especially when it comes to the fans.