[Zim]

I sent in the day after the settlement annc was made... so its been a few weeks now. Wondering if anyone has had their $50 voucher/coupon show up yet?

Mike

[southtdi]

If you read the whole thing it was the settlement that Apple proposed and the other side was probably going to agree to. It stil has to go before a judge (end of August if a remember) and be approved. Once that is done then things will happen but probably not until late Sept. or Oct.

[Zim]

I saw recently (Aug 30) that the settlement was approved... anyone know about the coupons?

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/cctim...s/12512247.htm

Mike

[hernando]

Looks like it'll be October 25th, before anything starts to happen...

"On August 25, 2005, the Court granted final approval of the settlement and entered judgment. The judgment is expected to become final on October 25, 2005. Under the terms of the settlement, the Claims Administrator can begin processing the claim forms after the judgment has become final. We are working with Apple and the Claims Administrator to expedite the claims process and the distribution of the settlement benefits."

Taken from FAQ at: http://www.girardgibbs.com/ipodsettl...aqs.asp#faq_14

[Zim]

Originally Posted by hernando

Looks like it'll be October 25th, before anything starts to happen...

"On August 25, 2005, the Court granted final approval of the settlement and entered judgment. The judgment is expected to become final on October 25, 2005. Under the terms of the settlement, the Claims Administrator can begin processing the claim forms after the judgment has become final. We are working with Apple and the Claims Administrator to expedite the claims process and the distribution of the settlement benefits."

Taken from FAQ at: http://www.girardgibbs.com/ipodsettl...aqs.asp#faq_14

Ah... thanks for reading further than I did

Mike

[Zim]

So I thought this was settled for good at the end of Dec...?? Still no coupon.

Any updates??

Mike

[Dork.]

The FAQ linked above has some more information:

The Claims Administrator has provided us with the following timeframe for the distribution of the settlement benefits:

February 17, 2006- The Claims Administrator will mail $25 checks to Class Members who purchased the AppleCare Protection Plan and obtained battery repair/replacement under the AppleCare Protection Plan.

Beginning of March 2006- For Class members who own a First or Second Generation iPod and who selected the $25 cash payment, the Claims Administrator will begin mailing $25 checks to those who submitted valid claims.

Middle of March 2006- For Class members who own a Third Generation iPod and who selected battery/iPod replacement, the Claims Administrator will begin mailing letters containing instructions for battery/iPod replacement to those who submitted valid claims.

Middle of March 2006- For Class members who own a First, Second or Third Generation iPod and who selected a $50 store credit, the Claims Administrator will begin mailing letters with certificate codes for the $50 store credit to those who submitted valid claims.

Around March 17, 2006- The Claims Administrator will begin sending deficiency letters to Class members who submitted an incomplete/incorrect claim.

End of March 2006- The Claims Administrator will send denial letters to those individuals who do not fit the class definition or who submitted their claims past the claims deadline.

[Zim]

Originally Posted by Dork.

The FAQ linked above has some more information:

Thanks. I kept going to http://www.appleipodsettlement.com/ which for some reason has added none of the new info.

Mike

[jdiddy]

Just got my $25 check I'm part of the first Febuary group.

[atc ben]

I missed something. What is this settlement all about?

[Zim]

Originally Posted by Dork.

The FAQ linked above has some more information:

FYI, the FAQ has been updated.. some of the dates got pushed back ~ 2 weeks.

February 17, 2006- The Claims Administrator mailed $25 checks to Class Members who purchased the AppleCare Protection Plan and obtained battery repair/replacement under the AppleCare Protection Plan.

March 24, 2006- For Class members who own a First or Second Generation iPod and who selected the $25 cash payment, the Claims Administrator will begin mailing $25 checks to those who submitted valid claims.

End of March 2006- For Class members who own a Third Generation iPod and who selected battery/iPod replacement, the Claims Administrator will begin mailing letters containing instructions for battery/iPod replacement in weekly batches to those who submitted valid claims.

End of March 2006- For Class members who paid for battery/iPod replacement before June 3, 2005 pursuant to Apple’s Battery Replacement Program, the Claims Administrator will begin mailing checks for 50% of the amount previously paid to those who submitted valid claims.

End of March 2006- The Claims Administrator will send denial letters to those individuals who do not fit the class definition or who submitted their claims past the claims deadline.

Beginning of April 2006- For Class members who own a First, Second or Third Generation iPod and who selected a $50 store credit, the Claims Administrator will begin mailing letters with certificate codes for the $50 store credit to those who submitted valid claims.

Beginning of April 2006- The Claims Administrator will begin sending deficiency letters to Class members who submitted an incomplete/incorrect claim.

Twiddling my thumbs and holding off my Mac Mini purchase for my $50 discount.

Mike

[bbales]

Hmmm -- hadn't know about the dates being pushed back. That explains why I don't have my $50 credit! And I was going to use it next week...

[Dork.]

That's OK, there's no Intel iBook yet, anyway, I can wait for my $50.