Class action suit against Apple over Amazon sales may die after plaintiff bails out

Apple and Amazon were accused of price fixing via a class action lawsuit filed in 2022, and after the plaintiff seemingly disappeared, the judge has ordered legal fees returned to the companies.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 1

Billion dollar battle: Picking an App Store fight with Apple cost Epic Games greatly

Epic Games' fight to change Apple's App Store rules has been an expensive activity for the game maker, with CEO Tim Sweeney believing it could ultimately cost the company more than $1 billion.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 15

'Fortnite' could return to the US App Store by Friday

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Fortnite will return to the App Store in the United States later in the week, and he's reportedly spoken to Apple about it.

Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 3

Apple slapped with $502M bill for UK cellular patent infringement

The UK's Court of Appeal has declared Apple's payment to patent troll Optis Cellular for standard-essential 4G payment royalties is too low, with the iPhone maker now on the hook for $502 million.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 1

Apple lied under oath in Epic Games trial, may face criminal contempt charges

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has ruled that an Apple executive willfully lied to the court and attorneys did not correct those lies about Apple's 27% commission fee in the company's high-profile legal fight against Epic Games.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 3

Apple sued for $5M for not recovering data after iPhone theft

A Minnesota man is suing Apple for failing to do enough after having his iPhone stolen, demanding access to 2 terabytes of data and at least $5 million in damages.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 20

Meta leans on iMessage being more popular than Facebook Messenger for antitrust defense

Social media giant Meta claims that it can't be considered a monopoly because iMessage outperforms Facebook Messenger on iOS.

Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 8

Apple's premature Apple Intelligence ad subject of new lawsuit

Apple Intelligence was meant to get a feature that relied on contextual data to provide results, but that has been delayed and is now part of a lawsuit seeking class action status.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 16

Apple won't be forced into allowing third party app marketplaces in Brazil, for now

A Federal Civil Court judge ruled that Apple will not be required to enable sideloading in Brazil, meaning that the iPhone maker can continue to distribute apps exclusively via the App Store.

Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 0

Epic Games insists that Apple flouted its App Store anti-steering injunction

Epic Games managed to force Apple into some App Store concessions with legal activity and campaigning, but it doesn't seem to have gone the way it planned. In a court filing Epic lays out how it believes Apple has gone wrong with its steering rule changes.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 5

Brazil gives Apple 90 days to enable third-party app marketplaces on iOS

Apple has been forced to enable sideloading for iPhone users in Brazil within the next three months or face daily fines for non-compliance.

Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 16

Apple settles years-old Apple Watch battery suit for $20 million

Owners of early-generation Apple Watch models are eligible for payments related to a six-year-old class action lawsuit. Here's who can file.

Amber Neely 1 year ago 6

Apple will still have to deal with a class-action lawsuit alleging pay disparity

A proposed class-action lawsuit against Apple, which alleges that the company underpays its female staff, is going forward after all.

Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 10

Newly-appointed Apple CFO denies 75% App Store profit claim in UK trial

Apple's Chief Financial Officer, Kevan Parekh, has testified at a UK trial, disputing claims by the prosecution that the company has a 75 percent profit margin on its App Store for iPhone and iPad.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 31

UK trial over Apple's App Store fees seeks $1.83B fine

A four-year-old class action lawsuit filed in the UK again Apple's App Store fees will finally go to trial on Monday, January 13 — seeking up to 1.5 billion pounds ($1.83 billion) in potential damages.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 22

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