February 21, 2023
A federal California judge has granted final approval to a renewed bid by Apple Inc. and iPhone users on a $500 million settlement to end multidistrict litigation over software updates that allegedly slowed the iPhone's performance.
November 14, 2022
Apple Inc. and iPhone users have asked a California federal court to again approve a $500 million settlement to end multidistrict litigation over software updates that allegedly slowed the iPhone's performance.
March 18, 2021
A California federal judge greenlighted a settlement of up to $500 million for iPhone users who accused Apple of deliberately slowing down their devices with an update and granted class counsel $80.6 million in fees after objections from some class members, Apple and government entities that the initial request was too high.
February 17, 2021
Apple and the Kentucky attorney general joined objectors in urging a California federal judge Wednesday to reject class counsel's $87.7 million fee bid for cutting a $310 million deal resolving claims over slowed iPhones, slamming it for being millions above the benchmark and padded by unsupported rates.
January 25, 2021
Apple Inc. and plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation alleging the tech giant deliberately slowed performance on some of its iPhones are asking a California federal court overseeing their $500 million settlement to settle a dispute over whether corporate class members can submit claims via outside counsel.
December 03, 2020
The U.S. government has criticized a request by plaintiffs' lawyers for an $87 million cut of the half-billion-dollar deal reached with Apple over claims the company slowed down certain iPhones, telling a California federal court that such a large award would unfairly cut into consumers' share.
October 07, 2020
Apple urged a California federal judge Tuesday not to approve $88.7 million in fees and costs sought by plaintiffs' attorneys in a $500 million deal to end multidistrict litigation over software updates that allegedly slowed iPhones, saying it would shortchange plaintiffs and should be slashed by at least $7 million.
May 15, 2020
A California federal judge on Friday preliminarily approved Apple's $500 million deal to end multidistrict litigation accusing the company of releasing software updates that slowed down the performance of certain iPhones, but extended the final approval deadlines in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
March 01, 2020
Apple has agreed to pay up to $500 million to iPhone users in a deal that would end multidistrict litigation accusing the tech company of releasing software updates that slowed down the performance of some smartphones.
August 30, 2019
A California federal judge has granted a bid by class counsel to drop three named plaintiffs from multidistrict litigation accusing Apple of releasing software that harms iPhone performance after the plaintiffs didn't respond to efforts to contact them.