Apple iCloud $14.8 Million Deal Approved But Attorneys’ Fees Cut

Apple Inc. iCloud subscribers secured a California federal court’s approval of a $14.8 million class settlement resolving allegations that Apple breached contractual obligations about data storage, but their lawyers will receive about $1.3 million less than they sought.

James Stewart and others alleged that Apple lacked facilities needed to provide cloud storage space and didn’t tell subscribers their data was being stored on “non-Apple remote servers and facilities,” despite assurances to the contrary.

Last year, the US District Court for the Northern District of California certified a nationwide class of persons who paid for an iCloud subscription between Sept. 16, …