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    US judge rejects challenges to Apple’s USD50 million keyboard settlement

    CNA – A United States (US) judge approved Apple Inc’s USD50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over certain defective MacBook keyboards, in a ruling that spurned challenges to the deal.

    US District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, federal court in his ruling on Thursay called the settlement “fair, adequate and reasonable”.

    Eleven consumers from New York, Florida, California, Michigan and several other states were the lead plaintiffs in the national class action alleging consumer protection and warranty claims.

    The lawsuit accused Apple of failing to provide sufficient repairs or troubleshooting help for certain MacBook “butterfly” keyboards made between 2015 and 2019.

    An Apple spokesperson on Friday did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.

    An Apple store in San Francisco, United States. PHOTO: AFP

    The plaintiffs’ lawyers announced the deal a year ago. Apple denied any wrongdoing.

    Class members will receive USD50 up to USD395 based on the number and nature of repairs made to a keyboard. More than 86,000 claims for class member payments were submitted as of early March, Davila’s order showed.

    One challenge to the settlement said USD125 – the compensation for members of one group in the class – was not enough, because keyboard repairs can cost more than USD300.

    “The possibility that a better settlement may have been reached – or that the benefits provided under the settlement will not make class members ‘whole’ – are insufficient grounds to deny approval,” Davila wrote in his order.

    Other challenges argued it was unfair to deny any compensation to MacBook owners who experienced keyboard failures but who did not get them repaired.

    Davila said that “while not all who were purportedly injured will receive compensation, the settlement compromise benefits a significant number of individuals”.

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