--- title: Own a Nike+ FuelBand? You Could Be Eligible for a Refund description: Nike and Apple deny the claims in a class-action lawsuit alleging "misleading statements" concerning the Nike+ FuelBand fitness tracker. Still, the suit has been settled, and Nike will pay FuelBand owners $15 cash or $25 gift cards. authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Shopping - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2015-07-28T16:32:06.000Z' modified: '2024-04-16T06:19:05.000Z' section: Shopping tags: - fitness - Nike - pubdesk - refunds - Sports word_count: 247 canonical: https://money.com/nike-fuelband-lawsuit-refund/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![The new NIKE+ FuelBand, an innovative wristband that tracks and measures everyday movement for what Nike says is to motivate and inspire people to be more active.](https://img.money.com/2015/07/150728_em_nikefuelbandrefund1.jpg?crop=369px%2C640px%2C1354px%2C761px&quality=85) *The NIKE+ FuelBand tracks and measures everyday movement for what Nike says is to motivate and inspire people to be more active.* A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit first brought against Nike and Apple in 2013, and the net result is that some consumers who purchased Nike+ FuelBands are now eligible for either $15 cash or $25 Nike gift cards. The suit alleged that "false and/or misleading statements were made regarding the Nike+ FuelBand’s ability to accurately track calories, steps, and NikeFuel, and that there were breaches of the warranty terms of the Nike+ FuelBand," according to the website created to publicize the settlement's terms, [NikeFuelBandSettlement.com](http://nikefuelbandsettlement.com/). Both Nike and Apple "deny the claims in the lawsuit and maintain that they did nothing wrong or illegal," yet decided to settle "in order to avoid the expense, inconvenience, and distraction of continued litigation." Under the terms of the settlement, consumers who purchased a Nike+ FuelBand—a fitness-tracking device worn on the wrist that sells for $100 to $250—between January 19, 2012, and June 17, 2015, can receive a payment of $15 in the form of a check, or a $25 gift card valid at Nike stores and [Nike.com](http://www.nike.com/). Claim forms are available at [NikeFuelBandSettlement.com](http://www.nikefuelbandsettlement.com/media/331706/v3_nkel1_claim_072315_finalweb.pdf). The [*Wall Street Journal*](http://www.wsj.com/articles/nike-apple-agree-to-settle-nike-fuelband-class-action-suit-1438016873) noted that while Nike was among the first major companies to get into fitness trackers, the market has since grown crowded with devices from FitBit, JawBone, and others. Many fitness trackers can be purchased today for [about $50](https://time.com/3449831/best-cheap-fitness-trackers/). 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