US EditionUS judge decertifies Apple app store class action
- U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers decertified the class action, reversing last year’s go-ahead and granting Apple’s motion in the antitrust lawsuit.
- Unable to show classwide injury, the plaintiffs failed to match Apple ID accounts to consumers and struggled to calculate injured parties, leading to decertification of the classwide damages model.
- Review of the model found grouped, erroneous records including more than 40,000 payment records for people with first name 'Kim' and mismatches between Robert Pepper and 'Rob Pepper'.
- Decertification means individuals must sue separately, and the plaintiffs plan to appeal, as their legal team is `of course disappointed` while Apple spokesperson said it was pleased.
- The suit dates to a 2011 filing alleging an App Store monopoly, and in 2024 Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers reversed certification after narrowing the scope to account holders who spent $10 or more.
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US federal court decertifies class action lawsuit against Apple
A US federal judge decertified a class action law suit on Monday brought against Apple by over ten million Americans who allege the company violated antitrust laws through monopolization of the iPhone app marketplace. The lawsuit was originally brought in December 2011 and covers Apple actions since July 2008. Plaintiffs claim that because Apple restricts customers to only buying apps through the Apple Store, the company has monopolized the iPho…
Judge Decertifies Apple App Store Class Action
A federal judge decertified on Monday a class action by tens of millions of Apple customers who accused the company of monopolizing the market for iPhone apps by banning purchases outside its App Store, leading to higher prices. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, reversed her February 2024 class certification ruling, which let Apple account holders who spent $10 or more on app or in-app content within the last 17 …
US judge decertifies Apple app store class action
A federal judge decertified on Monday a class action by tens of millions of Apple customers who accused the company of monopolizing the market for iPhone apps by banning purchases outside its App Store, leading to higher prices.
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