Coronavirus Reporter et al v. Apple Inc. et al
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3:21-cv-05567
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April 29, 2024
Apple Says Nothing's Changed To Revive COVID App Suit
Apple urged a California federal judge not to reopen a tossed antitrust lawsuit over the company's refusal to distribute a COVID-19-tracking app on the App Store, arguing that neither new European Union law nor Epic Games' jury win over Google change the dynamics of a case that has favored the iPhone maker at every turn.
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February 02, 2022
COVID App Makers Can't Revive Antitrust Suit Against Apple
A group of app developers can't revive their antitrust claims accusing Apple Inc. of blocking competing coronavirus-tracking apps from its App Store, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the complaint doesn't identify a plausible relevant market or an antitrust injury.
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January 27, 2022
Apple, Gibson Dunn Beat COVID App Maker's Sanction Bid
An app developer waited too long to request sanctions against Apple Inc. and its counsel Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP for their alleged conduct in a now-dismissed lawsuit accusing Apple of blocking competing coronavirus-tracking apps from its App Store, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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January 25, 2022
COVID App Developer Wants Apple, Gibson Dunn Sanctioned
An app developer is asking a California federal court to impose sanctions on Apple Inc. and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP for their conduct in a now-dismissed lawsuit that accused Apple of blocking COVID-tracking apps from its App Store in anticipation of putting out a competing app.
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December 01, 2021
Apple Gets Coronavirus Tracker's App Store Suit Thrown Out
Apple has persuaded a California federal judge to toss antitrust claims from a coronavirus tracking service that accused the tech giant of unlawfully barring its software from the iPhone App Store.
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November 09, 2021
COVID Apps Can't Force Action Against Apple, FTC Says
The Federal Trade Commission wants a California federal judge to toss claims roping it into a COVID-19 tracking app's antitrust suit against Apple, arguing that private parties can't force the agency to take action against the tech giant.
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November 04, 2021
Apple Seeks Toss Of COVID App Programmer's Antitrust Suit
Apple urged a California federal judge Thursday to toss antitrust claims brought by an app developer seeking an injunction against the tech giant for allegedly blocking competing coronavirus tracking apps from its App Store, arguing that the developer failed to allege a relevant antitrust market.
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October 26, 2021
COVID App Programmer Accuses Gibson Dunn Of 'Retaliation'
A coronavirus tracking app developer hinted Monday that it may seek to disqualify Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP from representing Apple against antitrust claims that the tech giant blocked competing COVID-19 apps from the App Store, telling a California federal court the firm improperly attacked the app's programmer out of "political retaliation."
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August 24, 2021
Apple Says It Has No Obligation To Host Rival COVID Apps
Apple has urged a California federal court to throw out a suit claiming it blocked competing coronavirus tracking apps from its stores, arguing that it doesn't have any obligation to distribute apps that are "inconsistent with its guidelines or policies or that threaten its consumers' health or safety."
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August 10, 2021
Apple Can't Combine COVID-19 App Case With App Store Suit
Apple is facing two different antitrust suits over the way it runs its App Store, one accusing it of having a monopoly on software distribution for its devices and another saying it blocked rival coronavirus tracking apps from its store, but it's not going to be allowed to link the suits together.