iPhone 4 Antennagate Lawsuit Settlement

[The Doop]

$15 or another Bumper? Hmmmmmmm...

A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit targeting the antenna performance of Apple's iPhone 4.

As part of a preliminary approval made this afternoon, U.S. residents who bought Apple's iPhone 4 will be entitled to $15 in cash or a bumper case provided by Apple.

The settlement comes from 18 separate lawsuits that were consolidated into one. All share the claim that Apple was "misrepresenting and concealing material information in the marketing, advertising, sale, and servicing of its iPhone 4--particularly as it relates to the quality of the mobile phone antenna and reception and related software."

The settlement has its own Web site, www.iPhone4Settlement.com, which will be up in the coming weeks (the site doesn't go anywhere right now). There, customers will be able to get information about the settlement and how to make a claim. As part of the arrangement, e-mails will also be sent alerting original buyers to the settlement before April 30, 2012. The claims period is then open for 120 days.

"We believe that the Apple iPhone 4 settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable," Ira Rothken, co-lead counsel representing the class, told CNET. "We believe that it allows members of the class to choose, and they can get $15 of cash or a bumper, so we believe that type of choice is proportional to the circumstances."

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

http://m.cnet.com/Article.rbml?nid=57380685&cid=null&bcid=&bid=-248

 

[ChristianVirtual]

we got already all a bumper ... 1.5 years ago ... still a topic ?

 

[pooleman]

I'll take $15. Even in iTunes card form. The bumper sucks.

 

[balamw]

Made the front page: please discuss there: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1326127/

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