Apple agreed to pay $ 20 million to resolve the collective lawsuit against the expansion of batteries in Apple Watch. The lawsuit, submitted to the US District Court in the northern California state in 2019, claims that the issue has influenced the first four Apple Watch models.
The swelling of the battery sounds mostly. Heat and gas accumulation in the lithium -ion battery, and the walls expand. This phenomenon may be damaged or damaged because other components in the device grow in a steady space.
Apple has continued to deny the issue and paid for more than five years to avoid future lawsuits.
“Apple denies all the claims made in the lawsuit, deny that the covered clock experienced a problem related to the expansion of the battery, and denied that Apple did something inappropriate or illegal. The court points out. “Apple claims a large number of defense against the claim in this case. The proposed settlement to solve this case is not the approval of all kinds of guilt or misconduct by Apple.”
The company had even stronger words in a statement sent to Techniccrunch.
The Apple Watch is designed to be safe and reliable. This payment applies to the buyers of the original Apple Watch, Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3. These can no longer be purchased. I strongly oppose the claims made on these early generation Apple Watch models, but agree to solve further litigation.
To get a qualification for payment, the user must warn the Apple Customer Service between April 24, 2015 and February 6, 2024. A qualified party needs to live in the United States, which receives notification via postcards or email. The reward is based on the number of complaints submitted by the parties affected by the above window, and the class payment is $ 20 to $ 50.
The monitoring owner must submit a payment information to the official website of the lawsuit by April 10, 2025 and receive the payment.
The reconciliation will be done one week later, when Google’s Fitbit needs to pay $ 12.25 million penalty due to the overheating of the battery in the Ionic smartwatch.