Apple’s Butterfly keyboards were not only bad, but so bad that they even led to Apple being sued. A class action lawsuit was filed in San Jose last year over various defects, and was eventually settled in November — with the judge agreeing to Apple’s proposed $50 million settlement. Now you can file a claim for your share of the proceeds.
Emails have already been sent to the claimants, explaining that Apple is paying $50 million in a settlement fund. After your legal expenses and fees, it will be distributed among the members of your class action lawsuit — though your eligibility depends on a few factors.
The most important point is that the lawsuit only applies to people who purchased a MacBook in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York or Washington state. Affected customers will only receive a share of payment if keyboard repairs are performed by Apple or an authorized service provider.
Anyone who needs to replace their keycaps (Set 3) is worth $50, while replacing your entire keyboard will earn you $125 (Set 2). If your MacBook keyboard needs to be replaced more than once (Set 1), you could owe up to $395. In all cases, this is the maximum amount you can own, and you may receive less depending on the number of claimants.
Claims can be submitted through KeyboardSettlement.com (Opens in a new tab) Now through March 6, 2023. If you wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement, you have until February 10, 2023 to make your wishes known.
The claim website notes, “Apple denies all claims made in the lawsuit, denies that any MacBooks were defective, and denies that Apple did anything improper or illegal. The proposed settlement is not an admission of guilt or wrongdoing of any kind by Apple.” Agreed The District Court for the Northern District of California, United States, on this notice.”
So, no matter how infamous Apple’s butterfly keyboards are, the company denies any wrongdoing on its part.
How to submit a disabled butterfly keyboard claim
Submitting your claim is very easy. You simply head to KeyboardSettlement.com (Opens in a new tab) and click file a claim (Opens in a new tab) option at the top of the screen. If you are already a plaintiff in the lawsuit, you need to enter the unique ID and PIN sent to you by mail or email to proceed.
If you’re not one of those people, but you think you might have a claim for some settlement money, you’ll need to take a much longer route. This includes filling out a few forms, providing proof that you own one of the affected MacBooks and that you must have some sort of official keyboard or keycap replacement.
The link to this form can be found below the ID and PIN fields in the file a claim page, as shown below. From there, you’ll need to provide your address, the MacBook’s serial number (or proof of purchase) and proof that the keyboard or keycaps were replaced by Apple or an official service provider.
The process will take a few minutes and is fairly self-explanatory, and there are instructions if you’re not sure what to do at certain points – such as locating your MacBook’s serial number. If you have multiple MacBooks that are affected by keyboard problems, you will need to go through this process for each one.
Before submitting your claim, you must confirm all of your details, and certify that they are correct under penalty of perjury. So make sure all details are correct before signing and pressing Offers.
Everything is fairly simple, and once you submit your claim, you simply have to sit back and wait. A hearing is currently scheduled for March 16, 2023 to decide whether or not to agree to the settlement — although the site notes that dates can be changed and appeals may still proceed.
If there is no appeal, claims will be processed “immediately,” although there is no kind of timeline on how long that might take. Updates will be available on the keyboard compromise website anyway.
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