Apple to face damages trials on employee bag check policy

A federal judge on Wednesday said he is prepared to rule in favor of a class of 12,400 Apple retail employees who allege the tech giant unjustly enforced bag screening policies without pay, setting up what could be a series of damages trials.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 13

Patent troll sues Apple over Touch ID, Face ID and Apple Card

An Australian patent holdings company on Tuesday filed suit against Apple, targeting Touch ID and Face ID with intellectual property acquired from defunct biometrics specialist Securicom.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 8

Apple slapped with class action suit over gambling apps

A class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday targets Apple for hosting and profiting from casino-style apps through the App Store, specifically titles developed by Zynga.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 18

Lawsuit claims Apple Maps infringes on navigation patents

Apple has been hit with a lawsuit claiming that its Apple Maps platform infringes on two patents owned by a Texas-based LLC.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 6

Apple, Prepear enter settlement negotiations over fruit logo trademark

Apple and Prepear recently entered settlement talks over the meal planning app's disputed pear-shaped logo, a design which the tech giant maintains is too similar to its own iconic apple mark.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 36

Epic and Samsung send 'Free Fortnite' care package with jacket, Galaxy Tab S7 to influencers

Epic Games and Samsung are teaming up on a guerilla marketing campaign that seeks to publicize the developer's legal battle with Apple over App Store policies and restrictions.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 28

Consumer advocacy group sues Apple over iPhone throttling in four European countries

Consumer advocacy group Euroconsumer on Wednesday lodged lawsuits in Belgium and Spain over an iOS update that throttled iPhone CPU performance in the name of system stability, with two identical suits planned for Italy and Portugal.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 18

Judge limits Apple counterclaims to breach of contract in Epic case

A federal judge on Tuesday tossed a set of Apple counterclaims in its ongoing case with Epic Games, narrowing the tech giant's avenues of relief to breach of contract.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 3

Apple ordered to pay VirnetX $503M for infringing patents

A federal jury on Friday calculated Apple owes VirnetX $502.8 million for infringing on the patent holdings company's intellectual property, the latest in a string of verdicts related to the serial filer.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 22

New class action suit resurrects iPhone throttling controversy

A new class action lawsuit filed in California takes aim at an erstwhile iOS battery management tool that allegedly hindered the performance of certain iPhone 6, iPhone 7 and iPhone SE series devices.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 6

Apple v. Epic court battle to be decided by court, not jury

Apple and Epic have agreed that the coming court battle should be decided in a bench trial by a judge, not a jury.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 12

Lawsuit claims Apple appropriated idea for diverse emoji characters

Apple has been hit with a lawsuit claiming that its ethnically diverse emoji characters willfully infringe on existing copyrights.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 18

Lawsuit claims Apple Maps infringes on navigation patents

Apple has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that its Apple Maps platform infringes on a pair of navigation-related patents.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 11

Apple is paying $9.75M to settle Powerbeats2 class action lawsuit

Apple has settled a class action lawsuit claiming the company's Powerbeats2 wireless earphones contain a design defect that causes the device to stop retaining a charge.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 1

Judge orders Apple can't block Epic's Unreal Engine, Fortnite to remain banned

Epic Games on Monday won in part a temporary restraining order that bars Apple from blocking Epic Games access to key development tools, though the gaming company failed to bring Fortnite back to the App Store.

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