In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation

Case No. 18-MD-2827-EJD

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

UPDATE

On September 28, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit published an opinion vacating the Court’s orders granting final settlement approval and awarding fees, expenses, and incentive awards.

On November 11, 2022, the Plaintiffs and Defendant filed a Joint Renewed Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, and the Plaintiffs filed a Renewed Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, Expenses, and Service Awards.

On January 11, 2023, the Court held a hearing on the Joint Renewed Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement and Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, Expenses, and Service Awards.

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.

If you are or were a U.S. owner of an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, and/or SE device that ran iOS 10.2.1 or later before December 21, 2017, and/or a U.S. owner of an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus device that ran iOS 11.2 or later before December 21, 2017, you could be entitled to benefits under a class action settlement.

Important Dates

October 6, 2020Requests for Exclusion From the Settlement Must Be Received By This Date
October 6, 2020Objections to the Settlement Must Be Delivered/Received By This Date
October 6, 2020Objections to Class Counsel’s Request for Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses Must Be Delivered/Received By This Date
October 6, 2020Claim Forms Must Be Submitted Online By This Date or Received By This Date if Submitted By Mail
February 17, 2021
at 1:00 p.m. PST
Hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval and Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, Expenses, and Service Awards via Zoom (connection instructions)
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT:
OPTION EXPLANATION DEADLINE

SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM ONLINE OR IN THE MAIL

The only way to get a payment under the settlement. October 6, 2020

EXCLUDE YOURSELF

Get no payment under the settlement. This is the only option that allows you to be a part of any other lawsuit against Apple about the claims and allegations in this case.

OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT

Write to the Court about why you don’t like the settlement and ask to speak at the Final Hearing.

OBJECT TO ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND/OR EXPENSES

Write to the Court about why you don’t like the attorneys’ fees and/or expenses that Class Counsel requests.

GO TO A HEARING

Speak in Court about the fairness of the settlement. December 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. PST via Zoom (connection instructions)

DO NOTHING

Get no payment under the settlement and give up your right to compensation for the claims and allegations in this case. N/A