Apple agrees to pay $50 million to settle class action lawsuit over MacBook butterfly keyboards
Apple and the plaintiffs have agreed to a $50 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging that the company knew about and concealed the flaws in the butterfly keyboard, a design that was introduced on MacBooks to make laptops even thinner.
Apple reaches $50 mln settlement over defective MacBook keyboards | Reuters
Apple settles MacBook 'butterfly' keyboard class action
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/19/apple-settles-macbook-butterfly-keyboard-class-action.html
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE
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This is a class action lawsuit that was consolidated from lawsuits filed by multiple plaintiffs in May and June 2018. The plaintiffs allege that Apple turned a blind eye to reports of a defect in the butterfly keyboard that could cause the keyboard to become unusable even if it was clogged with even a small amount of dust as far back as 2015, and continued to sell MacBooks with butterfly keyboards.
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Starting with the MacBook released in November 2019, Apple has discontinued the butterfly keyboard and switched to the new Magic Keyboard.
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As part of the settlement, Apple will pay the plaintiffs $50 million. According to the lawyers, plaintiffs who needed to replace multiple keyboards will receive between $300 and $395, while those who only needed to replace one keyboard will receive up to $125, and those who only needed to replace one keycap will receive about $50.
Although the case has been settled, Apple denies that it 'knew about and concealed the defects.'
The settlement requires approval from a judge, and at the time of writing, the matter is pending approval.
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