There are many things wrong with the United States but at the very top of the list are lawyers. You file a class action lawsuit on behalf of perhaps millions of people and maybe they each get $25 but you get $93 million? Anyone who doesn’t see how stupid that is really needs to have their head examined. $93 MILLION vs $25? c’mon.
Apple will pay up to $500 million to settle iPhone lawsuit
Apple and lawyers representing iPhone consumers agreed to a deal stemming from Apple’s 2017 admission that it was slowing down phone performance in older models to avoid unexpected shutdowns related to battery fatigue.
That admission led to Apple offering discounted battery replacements at $29, but many people claimed they had already spent hundreds of dollars to buy new phones because Apple didn’t reveal the cause of the problem. If they had known they could just buy new batteries, they might not have bought new phones, some consumers in the case said.
Apple did not admit wrongdoing. As part of the settlement, the company will pay $310 million to $500 million, including about $93 million to lawyers representing consumers.
IPhone users who were named in the class-action lawsuit will get up to $3,500 each. The rest of the settlement money will be distributed to owners of iPhone 6, 6S, 7 and SE models who meet eligibility requirements related to the operating system they had running. They must file claims to get the award. If too many people file, the $25 amount could shrink.
A federal judge in San Jose, California, still needs to approve the settlement.