Apple To Pay iPhone Users For Class Action Lawsuit

By Doug Lazy on March 2, 2020

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Did you own a an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus or SE device that you bought before December 21, 2017? If so, Apple could owe you money because they just settled a class action lawsuit! The suit accused Apple of slowing down older iPhone models to to make users want to buy new iPhones.

Check out the info from CNN Business below:

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Apple will pay up to half a billion dollars to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of slowing down older iPhone models to compel users to buy new ones. The proposed settlement agreement requires Apple to pay the owners of certain iPhone models $25 per affected device, totaling a minimum of $310 million and a maximum of $500 million, according to court documents. The amount each user receives could increase or decrease depending on how many claims are filed as well as any additional legal fees and expenses approved by the court, the document added. iPhone users in the US can file settlement claims if they owned an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus or SE device bought before December 21, 2017. (📸: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

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CNN.com says that says that iPhone users can file settlement claims if they owned the previously mentioned iPhone models. 

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