In re Apple iPhone Antitrust Litigation

  1. June 03, 2021

    Developers, Users Seek Class Status In Apple Antitrust Cases

    Developers and consumers that use Apple's App Store have asked a California federal court to certify separate classes that are pushing antitrust claims accusing the tech giant of monopolizing the market for software distributed on its devices.

  2. April 06, 2021

    Apple Can't Get Facebook Docs About 'Bias' In Epic Battle

    A California magistrate judge on Tuesday rejected a bid from Apple to force Facebook into handing over documents about the social network's alleged bias, after Epic Games said it intends to call a Facebook executive as a witness in its App Store antitrust suit.

  3. February 24, 2021

    Epic Judge Says Apple 'Salted The Earth With Subpoenas'

    A California magistrate judge ordered third-party game distributor Valve Corp. on Wednesday to hand over certain sales and pricing data to Apple in Epic Games' antitrust suit over the tech giant's App Store fees, telling Valve, "Apple has salted the earth with subpoenas, so don't worry, it's not just you."

  4. January 29, 2021

    Epic Judge Says Apple's Tim Cook Must Sit For 7-Hour Depo

    It was bad news for Apple all around this past week after a California magistrate ruled that CEO Tim Cook would have to sit for a seven-hour deposition and denied the tech giant's bid to subpoena Samsung in one fell swoop as part of Apple's fight against an antitrust suit over App Store fees.

  5. January 25, 2021

    Epic Judge Doubts Apple's 'Quirky' Samsung Subpoena Bid

    A California magistrate judge told Apple on Monday that he's "struggling" with the tech giant's "almost quirky" request to subpoena Samsung in Epic Games' antitrust fight over App Store fees, noting that Samsung is only one participant in Apple's proposed market, and Apple should already have Samsung-related information from Epic.

  6. January 11, 2021

    No Delay For Epic's Apple Trial In Antitrust Case

    A California federal court has extended deadlines for a pair of proposed class actions targeting Apple's App Store practices as anti-competitive but preserved a May trial date slated for Epic's claims after Apple suggested it might need to be delayed.

  7. January 08, 2021

    Apple Users Face Uphill Fight In Securing Global Sales Data

    A California magistrate judge appeared skeptical Friday of a bid by a proposed class of Apple customers to obtain the tech giant's global revenues and sales data in their antitrust fight over App Store fees, saying he doesn't know if the data "has anything to do with the antitrust issues pleaded."

  8. January 03, 2021

    Antitrust Conduct Cases To Watch In 2021

    U.S. technology companies are facing a mountain of antitrust litigation heading into 2021, as enforcers push blockbuster monopolization cases against Google and Facebook. Meanwhile, long-running criminal probes in the generic drug and poultry industries are heating up. Here’s a look at the biggest antitrust conduct cases to watch.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.