US court approves Apple’s $50 million “butterfly keyboard” settlement

A US federal court granted final approval to Apple’s $50 million class-action settlement, which was reached in July 2020. The settlement resolved claims that Apple hid the erratic nature of keyboards on MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro, released between 2015 and 2019.

In a ruling on Thursday, Judge Edward Davila deemed the settlement for Apple’s problematic “butterfly” keyboards to be “fair, adequate, and reasonable.”

As part of the settlement, MacBook users affected by these keyboards will receive settlements ranging from $50 to $395. Judge Davila noted that over 86,000 claims for payments were submitted by class members before the March deadline.