In re Apple iPhone Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

4:11-cv-06714

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

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  1. February 02, 2024

    Apple Users Win Class Cert. In App Store Monopolization Case

    A California federal judge certified a class of consumers Friday in high-stakes antitrust litigation over Apple's App Store, finding the consumers have addressed issues with their damages models and rejecting Apple's argument that testimony from the consumers' experts should be thrown out.

  2. September 14, 2023

    French App Makers Lose Claims In Apple Suit

    French app developers that have accused Apple of charging them unfair commissions to offer their apps in the App Store cannot bring any claims based on foreign users, only U.S.-based ones, a California federal judge has ruled.

  3. June 23, 2023

    Antitrust Judge Warns Apple Isn't 'Too Big' For Accountability

    A California federal judge doubted Apple's argument Friday against certifying a class of consumers — including some potentially uninjured class members — in high-stakes app-store antitrust litigation, telling defense counsel "in some ways you're arguing that Apple is too big to be held accountable and I don't buy that perspective."

  4. May 01, 2023

    App-Store Users Slam Apple's 'Stubborn' Class Cert. Fight

    Consumers accusing Apple of monopolizing app distribution fired back in California federal court against Apple's claim that their latest class certification bid could include millions of consumers who haven't been injured, arguing that it's possible to identify and cut those members from the class despite Apple's "stubborn insistence" otherwise.

  5. March 13, 2023

    Apple Fights Renewed App Store Antitrust Class Cert. Bid

    Apple urged a California federal court to reject a renewed class certification bid from consumers accusing the company of monopolizing app distribution on its devices, arguing that the proposed class would include millions of members that suffered no harm.

  6. January 23, 2023

    Apple Makes Bid To Toss French App Developers' Antitrust Suit

    Apple Inc. has asked a California federal judge to dismiss a bid from French app developers hoping to join ongoing antitrust litigation accusing the tech giant of charging developers supracompetitive fees to sell their apps on its platform, insisting the developers waited too long to bring about "copycat claims." 

  7. January 02, 2023

    Antitrust Conduct Issues And Cases To Watch In 2023

    The Federal Trade Commission prepares to test the limits of its authority to combat unfair methods of competition in the coming year, as the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers continue pushing aggressive antitrust agendas alongside new proposed class actions from private parties.

  8. September 27, 2022

    Apple App Store Users Renew Antitrust Class Cert. Bid

    A proposed class of Apple App Store buyers has renewed their bid for certification in a suit accusing Apple Inc. of violating antitrust law through its store policies and commissions collected on app purchases.

  9. August 22, 2022

    French App Developers Ask To Join Apple Calif. Antitrust Suit

    French app developers have asked a California federal court to add their case to an ongoing $10 billion antitrust litigation against Apple by a proposed class of consumers accusing the tech giant of charging developers supracompetitive fees to sell their apps on Apple's platform.

  10. March 29, 2022

    Apple App Store Users Denied Class Cert. In Antitrust Suit

    A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to certify a class of Apple App Store users in $10 billion antitrust litigation against Apple, ruling that while the consumers satisfy most requirements for certification, there are lingering issues that need to be resolved.