Some iPad owners will soon be cashing checks from
Apple. The Cupertino, Calif. company andAT&T settled a long-standing,
class-action lawsuit on Friday, in which consumers sued them for ending
unlimited data plans for iPads in 2010.
Those affected are set to collect settlements worth $40 in
cash, plus data discounts. Any consumers who purchased an iPad 3G on or before
June 7, 2010, can benefit from the settlement, according to court
documents. Those who submit a claim will receive $40 cash from Apple. What's
more, any iPad 3G owner who did not opt in to AT&T's data plan can now get
a 5GB plan for the iPad 3G with a $20 monthly discount for up to one year.
The ruling was announced Friday in a district court in San
Jose, Calif. Apple and AT&T did not immediately respond to a request for
comment.
The agreement comes years after the original lawsuit was
filed back in 2010. At the time, Apple and AT&T had promoted unlimited 3G
data plans to iPad 3G owners, only to take that option away after a number of
iPads had already been sold. (AT&T instead sold users 2 GB of
data for a $25 monthly fee.)
Plaintiffs in the case argued that this bait-and-switch move
caused them to overpay for their iPads, and also "[deprived] them of
promised access to an unlimited data plan," according to court documents.
Once the settlement receives final approval in early 2014,
Apple will begin contacting those who are eligible to file a claim.
Sorce: Mashable
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