This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Technology,
Civil Litigation

Nov. 12, 2020

Apple deal objectors decry $90M in attorney fees, onerous claims process

Calling the condition “difficult or impossible” to satisfy, the objectors urged U.S. District Judge Edward Davila to recognize their intent to withdraw from a settlement that now appears to be in danger of not being approved without changes to attorney fees and the notice program.

Hundreds of objectors to the iPhone throttling settlement claimed Apple imposed an additional, overly onerous requirement not approved by the federal judge overseeing the case to opt out of the deal.

Many also object to the nearly $90 million in attorney fees.

Calling the condition "difficult or impossible" to satisfy, the objectors on Tuesday urged U.S. District Judge $95

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up