Canada: Apple offers $45 credit for owners of older iPods
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
May 8, 2008 at 3:02pm
Following two class-action lawsuits, Apple Canada Inc. is offering $45 credits to Canadian residents who own a new first-, second- or third-generation iPod purchased before June 24, 2004, reports the Montreal Gazette
The proposed settlement, including payment of legal fees, is the result of two iPod owners suing because rechargeable batteries in the second year of use conked out after just three hours, contrary to the advertised claim of eight hours between recharges, the article adds. Although Quebec Superior Court denied class-action certification to Ines Lenzi of Montreal, a similar suit launched in Toronto by Bradley Waddell was accepted by the Ontario Superior Court.
Apple agreed to a settlement covering both claims. The deal has to be finalized in court in Montreal on May 26 and in Toronto on June 20. The Gazette says that as many as 80,000 Canadians could be eligible, including 11,310 Quebecers, said Montreal lawyer Philippe Trudel, who represented Lenzi.
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