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Updates:
- Top Class Actions readers reported this settlement paying out up to $92.17 as of early January 2024.
- Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID!
- All appeals were dismissed as of Aug. 8, 2023.
- It is not known how quickly payments will be issued at this time.
- Multiple appeals to the settlement have been filed.
- Claims will not be paid until all appeals are exhausted.
- We appreciate your ongoing patience. Top Class Actions will continue to provide updates as we learn more.
- The Apple iPhone Performance Class Action Settlement was granted final approval on March 17, 2021.
- Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
Up to $500 million is available to resolve claims that the performance of Apple iPhones was throttled for people who owned older models.
The settlement benefits owners of iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, and/or SE devices that ran iOS 10.2.1 or later before Dec. 21, 2017, or in the case of iPhone 7 and 7 Plus devices, that ran iOS 11.2 or later before Dec. 21, 2017.
In several class action lawsuits which were later consolidated, plaintiffs claimed they were affected by intentionally slowed Apple iPhone performance. This allegedly motivated many consumers to purchase newer, more expensive devices to get better Apple iPhone performance.
According to the plaintiffs, Apple acknowledged the issue by admitting to knowingly slowing down older iPhone models through targeted updates. Although the company claimed these updates only attempted to prevent unexpected shutdowns due to older batteries, consumers with older devices say they experienced significantly decreased Apple iPhone performance.
Plaintiffs in the Apple iPhone performance class action lawsuits claimed the company intentionally slowed down older devices. Instead of aiming to prevent shutdowns, the company allegedly aimed to induce the plaintiffs and other customers to spend more money on newer devices.
The scheme caused financial injury to the plaintiffs, according to the Apple iPhone performance class action lawsuits. The plaintiffs claim consumers may have purchased new phones that they otherwise would not have if Apple didn’t implement the throttling updates.
Apple has not admitted any wrongdoing but has agreed to resolve the claims against them. Under the terms of the Apple iPhone performance class action lawsuit, the company will pay between $310 million and $500 million, depending on the number of valid claims submitted.
According to the settlement agreement, the terms of the deal are “fair, reasonable, and adequate” to Class Members and presents “substantial benefits” which are not guaranteed through a trial.
The settlement will provide cash payments to Class Members of around $25 per eligible device. Actual payment amounts will depend on the number of claims filed and other factors affecting the settlement amount, including the amount deducted for administrative costs, attorneys’ fees, incentive awards, and more.
In order to benefit from the Apple iPhone performance settlement, Class Members must file a valid claim form by Oct. 6, 2020. Claims require an eligible iPhone serial number along with other personal identifying information such as names and addresses. After filing a claim, Class Members can update their claim by using their submitted claim ID and their confirmation code.
The deadline for exclusion and objection is Oct. 6, 2020. The final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for Dec. 4, 2020.
Who’s Eligible
Owners of iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, and/or SE devices that ran iOS 10.2.1 or later before Dec. 21, 2017, or in the case of iPhone 7 and 7 Plus devices, that ran iOS 11.2 or later before Dec. 21, 2017.
Potential Award
Around $25 per eligible device.
Exact payments will depend on the number of approved claims and other factors.
Proof of Purchase
An eligible iPhone serial number.
Claim Form
Class Members also have the opportunity to update their claim.
NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.
Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.
Claim Form Deadline
10/6/2020
Case Name
In re: Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation, Case No. 18-MD-2827-EJD, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Final Hearing
2/17/2021 UPDATED
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation
Attn: Claims Administrator
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2230
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Questions@SmartphonePerformanceSettlement.com
1-833-649-0927
Class Counsel
Joseph W. Cotchett
Mark C. Molumphy
Anya Thepot
COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY LLP
Laurence D. King
Frederic S. Fox
Donald R. Hall
David A. Straite
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
Defense Counsel
Laurence D. King
Frederic S. Fox
Donald R. Hall
David A. Straite
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
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214 thoughts onApple iPhone performance class action settlement
Received (2) checks of 92.17 in CA today!
Thanks for the update. I’m feeling hopeful again.
UPDATE – JANUARY 9, 2024
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed the last remaining appeal in the In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation, and the Effective Date of the Settlement occurred on November 5, 2023. Distribution commenced on January 6, 2024. Payments are being sent on a rolling basis, and distribution is expected to conclude at the end of January 2024. Please be patient while the Claims Administrator completes the remaining phase of the process.
92.17 received in CT today!! Finally
UPDATE – DECEMBER 26, 2023
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has dismissed the last remaining appeal in the In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation, and the Effective Date of the Settlement, as described in the Settlement Agreement, occurred on November 6, 2023. The exact distribution date is not known at this time. Based on the timeline set forth in the Settlement Agreement, we anticipate distribution should occur sometime in January 2024.
Please be patient while the remaining phases of the process are completed. We encourage you to monitor this website where we will post when distribution has begun.
Based on the timeline set forth in the Settlement Agreement, we anticipate distribution should occur sometime around the end of 2023.
I never got anything yet anyone get their check
According to My Informed Delivery check from Apple settlement in the mail. I’ll post the amount tomorrow.
I have had and still have all 4 of these phones. How do I get in on this?
Josephdingwerth81@gmail.com I owned a few I phone 6
My 6plus completed died one day. Couldn’t restart it. I had to use it most of the time while it was plugged in. They forced me to buy a new phone when my 6plus one worked fine till that update. I’m a senior for goodness sake. I didn’t know about this lawsuit so I guess I missed out again.
On February 17, 2023, the Court entered an Order Granting Renewed Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement; Granting Renewed Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, Expenses, and Service Awards. Settlement benefits cannot be distributed until after the time for appeal has expired and any possible appeals are resolved.
Not quite sure who’s worse, Apple’s Monopolistic anti-consumer practices or class action attorney with their greedy approach to injustice.
I put in for 2 phones, nothing as of yet.
May 12, 2022 article below. Appeals have been filed.
(Reuters) – A national plaintiffs’ firm on Wednesday asked a U.S. appeals court in California to uphold a nearly $80 million legal-fee award that was part of a $310 million settlement resolving class claims over the performance of certain Apple Inc iPhones.
In the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Mark Molumphy of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy spurned objectors’ allegations that the attorneys’ fee award, which was 26% of the settlement, was too high, depriving the class of tens of millions of dollars, and other claims over the settlement notice process.
U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, held two days of hearings and “did not rubber-stamp the settlement,” Molumphy told Circuit Judges Jacqueline Nguyen, Ryan Nelson and John Owens. Davila weighed objections to the compensation award and to the settlement, one of the largest class resolutions in California, before approving them in March 2021, Molumphy said.