Officials at the component suppliers, who declined to be named, said this week that Apple has told them to prepare for mass production of the smaller tablet.
In 2009, the three entities named as Plaintiffs had merged with the result that the Dresdner Kleinwort component is now referenced as an investment banking brand of Commerzbank AG.
It has been named in lawsuits for its use of ephedra, a stimulant linked to heart attacks and strokes that was previously a component in some of its weight-loss products.