Early iPod User — Get $50
Posted by iPod Dewd | Under iPod News
CNN Money reports buyers of early generation iPods may receive $50 in store credit or cash compensation as part of a proposed class action settlement against Apple Computer, according to one of the law firms representing plaintiffs in the case.
San Francisco-based law firm Girard Gibbs & De Bartolomeo posted a class notice on its Web site Thursday notifying members of the settlement.
A nationwide class action lawsuit was filed against Apple in December 2003. The plaintiffs alleged the company misrepresented the playtime and lifespan of the iPod’s battery.
Eligible members of the class action lawsuit include customers who bought a first, second or third generation iPod on or before May 31, 2004 and experienced battery failure.
Early iPod Users Get $50
Consumers who bought an iPod early on and ran into battery problems may have some recourse shortly in the form of store credits. This report:…