Apple reaches $22.5 million settlement in Nano scratch suit

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:40 PM EST

Article Source: CNET.com

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Apple has reached a $22.5 million settlement agreement in the class action iPod Nano scratch lawsuit and potential claimants began receiving settlement notices this week, according to the plaintiffs attorney.

The lawsuit, filed in October 2005 in a California Superior Court in Los Angeles County, alleges Apple's iPod Nano is prone to scratches and its alleged defects were not disclosed by the company.