Still interested in any reports from the wild of cases where "forced refunds" are issued, either for people who paid in USD or for people who are not Batch 1 (regardless of form of payment).

It's not really my thing, but I think you guys that paid BTC in Batch 1 ought not to fall for their terminology.  Don't call those checks "refunds", call them "unsolicited attempted buyouts" ("UABs") or something like that.  Winning the terminological battle can be important.