| 1 | NEW YORK (AP) " Nike will give partial refunds or gift cards to people who bought FuelBand fitness trackers in the last 3 1/2 years, resolving a lawsuit that says the products can't accurately tally how many steps a user is taking or how many calories they've burned. |
| 2 | A website maintained by Gilardi & Co., a firm that administers settlements, says Nike Inc. will give $15 payments or $25 gift cards to people who bought FuelBands between Jan. 19, 2012 and June 17, 2015. |
| 3 | Nike and collaborator Apple deny the allegations in the lawsuit but agreed to settle to avoid a continued legal tussle, according to court documents. |
| 4 | Nike launched the FuelBand in 2012. |
| 5 | It's a wrist band that tracks movement and translates it into what Nike calls "Fuel." |
| 6 | Users can set daily goals for how much movement that they want to achieve. |
| 7 | The band can connect wirelessly to a smartphone app and its features include a pedometer and a clock. |
| 8 | Nike hasn't disclosed sales figures. |
| 9 | Last year, it laid off some employees who worked on the devices but said it would continue to make them. |
| 10 | The lawsuit said the companies engaged in false advertising because they knew the devices could not track steps, calories or NikeFuel as accurately as they claimed. |
| 11 | The lawsuit also alleged breaches of the terms of the devices' warranty. |
| 12 | Apple Inc. and Nike did not immediately respond to a request for comment. |