New Apple Settlement Could Lead to Up to $395 Payout for MacBook Owners

The deadline to claim upwards of $395 for a payout of up to $400 following an Apple Inc. class-action settlement is fast approaching.

According to the lawsuit, a design flaw in laptops manufactured between 2015 and 2019, led to numerous problems. Apple settled the claims last year. Court documents state that a lawsuit was filed alleging that MacBook laptops made between 2015 and 2019 contained defective keyboards.

The deadline to submit a claim for the settlement for the butterfly keyboard is 11:59 p.m. PST on March 6, or less than three weeks from now according to aa href=”https://secure.keyboardsettlement.com/”>settlement-related Website. If you wish to object to this settlement, the deadline has expired, as it was February 10.

Online claims can be submitted via the settlement website. You can also mail a completed form to MacBook Keyboard Litigation Settlement c/o JND Legal Administration PO Box 91341 Seattle, WA 98111. For more information, you can also call 1-855-579-1311 the claims administrator.

For claim approval, proof of purchase and the serial number of the laptop will be required. Customers will also have to support “[their] claim with reasonable documentation and information that you received a Topcase Replacement or a Keycap replacement” “may also download and submit a Paper Claim Form or request from the Claims Administrator,” The website has the following information.

After the March 6 deadline, you can apply for a “Final Approval Hearing” According to the website a conference is set for March 16th and any payments will likely follow that. “If the Settlement is approved, there may be appeals,” It adds. “The appeal process can take time. If there is no appeal, your settlement benefit will be processed promptly. Please be patient.”

Eligible customers may claim up to $395. The settlement website however notes that this will depend on how many repairs were made to the impacted MacBook. Consumers who need to replace several keyboards in a short period of time can receive an estimated payment between $300 and $395. This amount is available until Nov. 24, 2024.

If a customer replaced an impacted MacBook keyboard just once, they are eligible for up to $125, it notes. Customers who have replaced key caps on keyboards may be eligible for up to $50

“If you appear in Apple’s records as having received multiple Topcase Replacements, you will receive a summary notice via email or postcard stating that you are a Group 1 Settlement Class Member. Settlement Class Members in Group 1 will receive a payment without the need to submit a claim if the Settlement is approved by the Court and becomes effective,” According to the website.

“If you appear in Apple’s records as having received a single Topcase Replacement or Keycap Replacement, you are a Group 2 or Group 3 Settlement Class Member and will receive an email or postcard with a Unique ID that you can use to complete and submit an Online Claim Form that will be pre-populated with information regarding your claim. You may also download and submit a Paper Claim Form or request one from the Claims Administrator, as described below.”

Everyone else can. Send The online claim form can be accessed via the website.

Apple last year (PDFApple () has agreed to pay $50,000,000 to settle a class-action suit brought by consumers who claimed keyboards on certain MacBook laptops were defective or poorly designed.  Apple knew of a defect in its MacBook laptops, according to court papers. “butterfly” MacBooks with keyboards, made between 2015-2019 and that it “fraudulently concealed” Customers are the design flaw.

The initial Lawsuit It was claimed that keyboard malfunctions could lead to “characters repeating unexpectedly; letters or characters not appearing; and/or the keys feeling ‘sticky’ or not responding in a consistent manner.” Apple has long denied any wrongdoing and reached a settlement in July 2022.

Former Apple marketing director Phil Schiller Submitted CNET 2019: The Butterfly Design “had some things it did really well” “felt more firm and flat under your finger … some people really like that, but other people weren’t really happy with that.” It was phased out by 2019.

A November 2022 court decision means that the $50 million settlement can apply to the MacBook owners nationwide, according to a Macworld report. Initially, the settlement was only applicable to New York, Florida and Illinois. It also applied to New Jersey, New Jersey, Michigan, New Jersey, New Jersey, and Washington.

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