Apple iPhone/iPod Warranty Class Action Settlement Checks Expected Soon

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Apple customers who participated in a class action lawsuit settlement last year over iPhone and iPod warranty repairs will finally be seeing payments in the mail soon, according to the Settlement Administrator.

The Apple warranty settlement resolves allegations raised in multiple class action lawsuits (consolidated as In re Apple iPhone/iPod Warranty Litigation) that claimed Apple knowingly used a faulty liquid detection tape in iPhone and iPod devices that falsely indicated water damage even when there was none. Plaintiffs accused Apple of knowing that the tape could be triggered by humidity and temperature changes, but refused to investigate the true cause of the malfunction so that it could deny warranty coverage and force customers to purchase a new or refurbished iPhone or iPod.

Apple denied the allegations but agreed to a $53 million class action settlement in April 2013 to resolve the litigation.

Under the deal, Apple customers who tried to repair or replace their iPhone on or before Dec. 31, 2009, or tried to repair or replace their iPod Touch device on or before June 30, 2010, and were denied based on Apple’s former Liquid Damage Policy, could claim cash payments of between $105 and $300 from the Apple warranty class action settlement.

The deadline to file a claim was Oct. 21, 2013.

On May 8, 2014, a federal Court granted final approval to the Apple iPhone/iPod warranty settlement. Settlement Administrator Kurtzman Carson Consultants (KCC, LLC) posted the following update to the Apple warranty settlement website:

“The settlement is now final and, in the next several weeks, the Settlement Administrator is expecting to begin distributing settlement checks. If you need to update your mailing address, please click here.”

TopClassActions.com has been reporting on the Apple iPhone/iPod warranty class action lawsuit and settlement since it was reached last year. If you submitted a valid claim and receive a check, let us know in the comments!

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More information on the Apple warranty class action settlement can be found at www.AppleWarrantySettlement.com.

The case is In re Apple iPhone/iPod Warranty Litigation, Case No. 10-cv-01610, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.

UPDATE: Apple warranty class action settlement checks were mailed to eligible Class Members on Oct. 2, 2014. Readers are reporting that they have received between $145 and $252. Let us know how much money YOU received in the comments below. Congratulations!