I received an email titled as "Class Action Notice: In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation" from Claims Administrator <DoNotReply@SmartphonP***Settlement.***> . This email ask me to file a claim for about 25$ settlement as an iphone 6/7 user on the website "smartphone***settlement.***". Is this a legit site or just a scam?
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iPhone 7, iOS 13
Settlement in regards to iPhone device performance litigation class action lawsuit Case No 18-MD-****-EDJ is legitimate and should be taken seriously by any person falling within the affected serial numbers. The problem with how the public is being notified is that there will be a large percentage that will either be swayed into accepting the ridiculous terms or they will do nothing because of the way it’s disemminated to the affected owners and how it’s worded in the agreement. If you want to be part of it they aggressively try and get you to agree to sign the forms they keep throwing at you. They do not make it easy to find out the details of the settlement and they make it extremely difficult to just want to be excluded. If for some reason you assume it’s a scam, you don’t get notified because of some change in contact info, if you don’t remember to submit a response by the deadline and just do nothing....you not only don’t get a $25 payment but you forfeit your right forever to file for any related issue included in the extensive release they spell out in the settlement which is not easily understood by the top level document lent you receive. They include a general release which points to some very serious privacy issues that I am personally uncomfortable accepting for a $25 check. In addition, the settlement which Apple agrees to is at least $310,000,000 (yes three hundred and ten million dollars) at a min and up to close to 500 million dollars of which, the legal firms are asking for a minimum of 90 million plus all additional approved legal fees which will be taken off the top before the potential $25 is distributed to the actual owners.
If you do not respond to the letter, you automatically forfeit any right ever in regards to any damage or complaint in the future and do not get $25.
If you Want to opt out good luck. This could be any reason you may have. If you disagree with the terms, with admitting guilt, with the amount the lawyers are getting or how much money Apple has to pay them or what impact it will have on the price of future devices, if you disagree with allowing your privacy rights to be flushed down the toilet without say so, or you just feel lawsuits are not your thing....whatever reason you don’t want to agree or be part of it. Maybe you had an issue that damaged your life as a direct result and think you would just like to let that be your option to take the time and decide if you know the full extent of this settlement before you agree to $25, then you have to do something that requires you to go find out how to submit your request to opt out. There is no form provided for that and you have to write a letter to a specific address with information they require including your serial number which you have to provide or research and send it to the address you have to find by Sept 6 just to get excluded from the lawsuit. And you have to sign your own and mail it to the PO Box by Sept 6. So they really want you to just take the $25 so they can get the millions and never mind what it means or costs overall. I just thought $25 was a little insulting coming from a legal firm getting a huge amount and Apple agreeing to the huge payment just makes me scratch my head. I am not in any need of suing them at this point but I certainly will not sign up for $25 so they can pay some lawyers which will end up being paid by consumers anyway and I just sold my rights that are addressed in the small print in court papers that you really don’t want to have to spend time finding and reading the volumes to find what you are agreeing to.
Not good for Apple users short term or long term and very poorly explained to the public.
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I was referring to this settlement with the battery. I went directly to the bottom of their scam email and unsubscribed.
Since I found it doesn’t always work using apples unsubscribe feature
I just filed yesterday and the phishing email wanted more information to complete the claim. All I provided on the original sent yesterday was the serial number.
i46angel wrote:
The only personal information they require is the same info to open an apple account, so they already know this. Online scams mean they take your personal information to get into your bank account, etc. Please don't confuse people.
That depends on who “they” is. If it is criminals giving them the same information to open an Apple account is risking identity theft.
@lobsterghost1 your sentiments are shared. I too feel the settlement is disturbing and would feel more than a little ashamed of accepting, for more than a few reasons. I dont feel it discourages any intentional wrong doing (which Apple has not been found guilty of and which I dont feel thzt a group of lawyers should be rewarded so significantly for obtaining the soul they sell, in effect, and throwing a scrap back to the “affected users” They are getting 3.6 million times what one person signing the form gets. Problem is you have to actually file your own letter to the court asking to be removed. If you just do nothing, they classify you as part of the class action but no “payment” awarded. You just show as not objecting. Its kind of dirty that you have to make an effort to just not want to be included. They do this so that its in the defendants interest to sign the agreement because it means you also forfeit your right to any disagreement with the entire settlement and any thing at all in its wording. So even if you hate the idea of the lawsuit in general, they will only remove you if you request it. Its set up that way so they can still get there 90+ million if users just dont sign the form for the $25 (which may be less if a lot of people sign the form). They just have to show that you were notified and given the information. Kind of walking the unethical if not just icky line. My opinion.
part of me thinks the smartphone settlement do to performance is legit and part of me thinks its a scam cause if it was really apple giving 25$ wouldn't you claim it straight from apple instead of a whole different website that's not even linked to apple
No, he is saying that Apple didn't send anything to you at all, those were sent by the company hired by the court to operate the settlement process. Contact the company handling it and complain to them, they are not part of Apple.
Mariaaggie892 explains in detail.
I found it in my gmail spam. It appeared legitimate (the US District Court) so I read it carefully. All in all, I could not understand what "lack of performance" was about. The settlement docs were lengthy and full of word salads - just tell me how Apple maliciously implanted defect parts in their productions of iPhone older models?? What was the evidence? I do not see any clear explanation in the docs filed in court. Smart phones are a cutting-throat industry. Every producer/maker is working really hard on performance innovation and QC in order to survive in the market. New tech renovation lasts shorter than six month nowadays. Yet, this settlement traces back to the old models of iPhone 6/7. Give me a break, iphone 11 is already out and running. I cannot stop speculating that this settlement targets at those who are not tech savvy and who cannot afford to upgrade. It is called special targeting - on those less fortunate and vulnerable.
I decide to do nothing and keep me out of this frivolous settlement. I do not want to sell my contactl information for $25 by filing the claim form. My information is priceless or worth billions (so that I can be rich like Warren Buffett) ! These lawyers will have access to civilians' information, then take the big $$$$$ and run. Who is the winner and who is the loser? I am not a loser.
Not every class action lawsuits is successful in the courts; many got thrown out (of the courts). Judges are not dummies either.
cobragt wrote:
Yes. It is a lawyer scam. Lawyer gets millions and iPhone users get $25. per phone!!!!
You mean "MAY" get $25/phone. It's not a guarantee anyone is actually getting $25. Depending on the number of people who file a claim, the payout could be far less than $25/claimant.
There are no steps to sell your rights. You can submit a claim, exclude yourself allowing you to file a lawsuit yourself, submit a written objection to the settlement, submit a written objection to the attorney's fees, go to a hearing, or do nothing.
i think it is a scam i have 2 iphone 7 plus and 1 iphone 6 plus and i tried to claim them all but not one of the serial numbers worked for me.
Reason enough to not even try to get a measly $25 or less from this stupid settlement.
It’s real.
For a mere 25.00 I personally am not comfortable providing passwords, ids and private information. Seems like an awful risk to take for a Taco Bell dinner.
Yes. It is a lawyer scam. Lawyer gets millions and iPhone users get $25. per phone!!!!
Is "smartphone***settlement.***" legit for claiming 25$ settlement as an iphone 6/7 user?
