If you bought a pair of Powerbeats 2, you may be entitled to some sweet, sweet cash, because Apple has agreed to settle for $ 9.75 million.
To get that moolah, you can mosey over to the lawsuit’s website and submit an application form online (or if you prefer snail mail, you can also download a form). To be eligible, you must have purchased Powerbeats 2 earphones not for resale before August 7, 2020. You must submit by November 20, 2020. Some people may have already been notified by email or email with a Claim Identification Number and Confirmation Code. If you have, you can try this page and enter those two numbers.
The lawsuit, with the title Simmons et al. v. Apple Inc., claimed that the Powerbeats 2 were defective because they could not hold a charge, even if you barely used them. Prosecutors also claim that Apple not only misrepresented battery life, but they were also insufficiently sweaty and water resistant. Finally, the plaintiffs claimed that Apple Powerbeats 2 would not properly repair or replace within the one-year warranty period.
It should be noted that while Apple agrees to the settlement, in a notice of the court, it “denie[d] each of the allegations of misconduct, any wrongdoing, and any liability whatsoever, and no court or other entity has a judgment or other determination of liability. “Basically, Apple pays to do this away and keeps it from doing anything wrong.
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So how much are you going to get? That depends. Of that $ 9.75 million, attorneys are expected to receive just over $ 3.7 million. The remaining amount is distributed to whoever files a claim. The actual amount given will also depend on how many people file claims, and whether you can provide proof of purchase, as if Apple has a record of you attempting to repair or replace a warranty. There is a “points system” that is further detailed on page 5 here document, but the most that one person can receive is $ 189. Engadget calls the lawyers of the case also to say that people with a proof of purchase or repair get about $ 76, and $ 38 for those without.
This is not the only Apple lawsuit that has been settled recently that you may be eligible to claim some money. In July, Apple also decided for $ 500 million on iPhone throttling. If you don’t have that yet, you can too file a claim for an estimated $ 25 through October 4, 2020.
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