9th Circuit Vacates, Remands Approval Of $310 Million Apple Device Suit Settlement

(October 19, 2022, 10:31 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — More than a year and a half after a trial court granted final approval to the settlement of a consolidated class action over the performance “throttling” of certain Apple Inc. devices, which has a value of at least $310 million, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel reversed the approval ruling, finding that the presiding judge used the incorrect presumption of reasonableness standard, rather than the appropriate heightened scrutiny standard....