If you purchased an Apple iTunes gift card and the card or card packaging stated that “songs are 99¢” or contained other language indicating that songs are priced at 99¢, you could be entitled to benefits under a class action settlement.
A class action settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc. (“Apple” or “Defendant”) pending in the California Superior Court for the County of Santa Clara (styled Johnson v. Apple Inc.,Class Action Case No. 1-09-CV-146501) alleging, among other things, that Apple advertised, distributed, and sold gift cards which stated that songs could be purchased at Apple’s online iTunes Store for a price of 99¢ per song and that in April 2009, Apple raised the price of certain songs at the iTunes Store from 99¢ to $1.29 and that 99¢ iTunes Gift Card holders who purchased $1.29 songs were overcharged, according to the Johnson v. Apple iTunes “Songs Are 99¢” Gift Card Class Action Settlement notice.
The Johnson v. Apple iTunes Gift Card Settlement Class Members reportedly include all United States residents who, unless otherwise excluded, purchased or received an iTunes Gift Card where the card or the packaging to which it was attached contained language that “songs are 99¢” or other language indicating that songs are priced at 99¢, and used it to purchase one or more $1.29 songs from the iTunes Store on or before May 10, 2010.
Under the settlement, Apple has reportedly agreed to provide an iTunes Store Credit in the amount of $3.25 to all Settlement Class Members who qualify and submit a valid Claim Form.
The Court will hold a Fairness Hearing at 9:00 a.m. on February 10, 2012, at the Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Clara, located at Department 21, 191 North First Street, San Jose, California 95113 to consider, among other things, whether the Johnson v. Apple iTunes “Songs Are 99¢” Gift Card class action settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate.
For more information on the Johnson v. Apple iTunes Gift Card class action settlement, visit the Johnson v. Apple iTunes “Songs Are 99¢” Gift Card Class Action Settlement website:
www.JohnsoniTunesSettlement.com
If You Have Thoughts On The Johnson v. Apple iTunes “Songs Are 99¢” Gift Card Class Action Lawsuit Settlement, Share Your Class Action Settlement Comments Below.
Apple provides a decent service. The only people who will be enriched by this suit are the lawyers – can’t they find an honest way to make a living?
There is no justice, no fairness in this. This is a get-rich-quick scheme by ambitious and greedy attorneys.
I received an email regarding this case. What a pathetic example of the suit-happy status of America. This class action lawsuit is a fraud and can only benefit the attorneys. Come on, people, don’t buy into this.
Maybe the lawyers, or the people following through with this feel like they are actually benefiting people who thought they were supposed to pay 99¢ songs? Sure it’s only $3.25, but it’s an effort. I won’t file the claim, but I get why they are doing this. The whole $1.29 thing was ridiculous to begin with anyway.
$3.25 may not seem like much, but when you consider that millions of people paid $1.29 for songs that were represented to them to be 99 cents, that adds up to a lot of profit for Apple. That’s a 30 percent markup people were scammed out of. The reason for class action lawsuits like this is not so much benefit the individual, but to protect the public from being scammed by corporations’ false advertising.