Apple will offer owners of first and second-generation iPods that have experienced battery problems checks for US $25 or a $50 credit at Apple stores in the US.
The settlement is in response to litigation that claimed that " the Apple iPod Digital Music Player (“iPod”) did not have the battery life represented and/or that the battery's capacity to take and hold a charge substantially diminished over time."
People wishing to file a claim must have their paperwork postmarked by September 30. For extended warranty service on third-generation iPods, buyers have until September 30 or two years from the date they bought the iPod, whichever is later.