In re Apple iPhone Antitrust Litigation

  1. December 18, 2020

    Epic Judge Calls Apple Bid To Limit Depos 'A Disappointment'

    A California magistrate judge allowed Epic Games on Friday to take up to 16 depositions of Apple's current and former employees in antitrust litigation over App Store fees, saying "it's a bit of a disappointment" that Apple sought to impose conditions on the number of depositions.

  2. December 16, 2020

    Facebook Vows To Tell On Apple In Epic's Antitrust Suit

    A Facebook executive indicated Wednesday that the social media giant will likely throw its weight behind Epic Games in the game maker's antitrust case challenging Apple's App Store fees, after Apple unveiled a new feature allowing iPhone users to opt out of app tracking, which could undermine Facebook's business model.

  3. December 15, 2020

    Epic Games Fights To Depose Apple Execs In Antitrust Suit

    Apple and Epic Games battled before a California magistrate judge Tuesday over whether the Fortnite game maker can depose two top Apple executives in its antitrust fight over App store fees, with Apple arguing the depositions are unnecessary because they report to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who will be deposed.

  4. October 19, 2020

    Apple, Epic Warned Against Atty 'Nastiness' In Antitrust Fight

    A California federal judge repeatedly warned Apple and Epic Games Inc.'s counsel Monday that she'll sanction attorneys for any "nastiness" as their antitrust fight heads toward a May bench trial, and also aired concerns the public has maxed out the court's Zoom license and posted bootlegged videos of some hearings online.

  5. August 03, 2020

    Apple Says Samsung Can't Avoid App Store Discovery

    Apple has urged a California federal court to force Samsung to hand over documents the tech giant says it needs to defend against suits from consumers and developers targeting its App Store, contending that information from competitors will show it's not a monopolist.

  6. July 15, 2020

    Apple, Samsung Spar Over Docs In App Store Monopoly Case

    Apple and Samsung's U.S. unit have asked a California federal court to intervene in their dispute over documents Apple requested as it tries to fend off class actions from app developers and consumers accusing the Silicon Valley tech giant of monopolizing the market for apps on its devices.

  7. September 27, 2019

    Hagens Berman Proposed As Apple App Store Class Lead

    A proposed class of developers has asked a California federal judge to name Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP as the interim lead counsel in their closely watched antitrust challenge targeting Apple's app store practices, saying they have agreed to consolidate the litigation with a similar suit.

  8. August 23, 2019

    Judge Links Consumer, Developer Suits Over Apple App Store

    A California federal judge has linked the proposed consumer class action targeting Apple's App Store practices that went up to the U.S. Supreme Court with a pair of suits filed by app developers, saying they all involve the same types of transactions.

  9. July 16, 2019

    No New Judge For IPhone Users In App Store Case

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday refused to reassign a proposed class action from consumers alleging Apple Inc. monopolizes the App Store market as the case returns from a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  10. June 28, 2019

    Calif. Judge Leans Toward Linking Apple App Store Suits

    The California federal judge overseeing a proposed class action from consumers alleging Apple is monopolizing the App Store market said in an order Thursday that despite objections she was inclined to relate the case to one being brought by app developers, but would give the parties another chance to weigh in.