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Apple settlement offers some i Phone owners up to $95. How to file a claim
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What happenedOwners of some i Phones are eligible to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Apple settlement offers some iPhone owners up to $95. How to file a claim". The right frames it as "iPhone 15 and 16 owners eligible to claim up to $95 in $250million payout after Apple acc...".
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CenterApple settlement offers some iPhone owners up to $95. How to file a claim
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Right / center-rightiPhone 15 and 16 owners eligible to claim up to $95 in $250million payout after Apple accused of ‘false advertising’
Apple settlement offers some i Phone owners up to $95. How to file a claim
Owners of some i Phones are eligible to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit.
i Phone 15 and 16 owners eligible to claim up to $95 in $250million payout after Apple accused of ‘false advertising’
SOME iPhone users could get checks worth up to $95 as part of a multi-million-dollar payout, so long as they take action. It comes as competing tech giants are also prepping to send out dis...
