In re Apple iPhone Antitrust Litigation

  1. June 27, 2019

    IPhone Users Want Their Own Suit Over App Store 'Monopoly'

    Neither app developers nor iPhone users want to face Apple jointly in California federal court with allegations that the technology giant is illegally monopolizing the App Store market, as the consumers argued Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court demonstrated how different the groups are.

  2. June 26, 2019

    App Developers Want Apple Antitrust Suits Kept Separate

    Developers accusing Apple of illegally monopolizing the App Store market told a California federal judge on Tuesday that their case is too different from the proposed consumer class action recently kept alive by the U.S. Supreme Court to warrant relating them.

  3. June 24, 2019

    Apple Looks To Link Developer, Consumer Antitrust Suits

    Apple Inc. urged a California federal court Friday to relate a suit from developers accusing the tech giant of monopolizing the distribution of apps on its devices to the consumer case the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on last month.

  4. June 20, 2019

    After High Court Win, IPhone Users Want New Judge

    IPhone users heading back to district court say they want to start fresh with a new judge after the U.S. Supreme Court last month permitted them to bring antitrust claims against Apple Inc.

  5. December 02, 2013

    Apple Escapes App Store Monopoly Suit

    A California federal judge on Monday threw out a case accusing Apple Inc. of illegally monopolizing the market for iPhone apps, ruling the would-be class members lacked standing to sue over the 30 percent commission the company charges developers in its App Store.

  6. October 01, 2013

    App Store Monopoly Claims Don't Add Up, Apple Says

    Apple Inc. urged a California federal judge on Monday to dismiss an iPhone customer class action over the tech giant's alleged illegal monopoly of the iPhone aftermarket through its App Store, arguing the plaintiffs haven't proven their standing to sue Apple instead of the third-party developers.

  7. September 06, 2013

    IPhone Users Take Another Crack At Monopoly Suit

    A group of iPhone users on Thursday renewed class action claims against Apple Inc. in a bid to avoid having its suit dismissed again, adding details to its allegations that the company illegally monopolized the phone's aftermarket when it created its App Store.

  8. August 15, 2013

    Apple Dodges IPhone App Store Monopoly Suit

    A California federal judge on Thursday threw out iPhone users' class action claims that Apple Inc. illegally monopolized the phone's aftermarket when it created its app store and demanded a cut of third-party sales, saying the plaintiffs failed to establish standing to sue.

  9. March 05, 2013

    Apple's App Store Not An Illegal Monopoly, Judge Hears

    Apple Inc. urged a California federal judge Tuesday to toss iPhone customers' class claims that the tech giant illegally monopolized the phone's aftermarket when it created its app store and demanded a cut of third-party sales, arguing that the plaintiffs have failed to show Apple violated antitrust laws.

  10. November 05, 2012

    Apple Says IPhone Service Monopoly Suit Ignores Court Order

    Apple Inc. asked a California federal judge on Friday to dismiss a newly refiled class action claiming it monopolized the aftermarket for iPhone services, arguing that plaintiffs disregarded a court order to add AT&T Mobility LLC as a defendant.