June 13, 2022
A California federal judge gave final approval to Apple's $100 million deal resolving class antitrust claims by app developers, and she signed off on $26 million for class counsel attorney fees, splitting the difference between their $27 million request and the $25 million "presumptively reasonable" benchmark.
June 07, 2022
A California federal judge said Tuesday she'll approve Apple's $100 million deal resolving class antitrust claims by app developers, but told class counsel she wants more information about the "math" behind their $27 million attorney fee request and how much their fee bid will reduce claims by small app developers.
March 01, 2022
Apple has told a California federal judge that although it won't oppose $27 million in attorney fees requested by software app makers who secured a $100 million settlement in a proposed antitrust class action, it wants the judge to use her discretion when deeming the appropriate amount.
February 15, 2022
Counsel representing 67,000 software app developers asked a California federal judge Monday to award them $27 million in attorney fees for securing a $100 million settlement in an antitrust class action accusing Apple Inc. of holding a monopoly over its App Store and charging anti-competitive 30% fees.
November 16, 2021
A California federal judge on Tuesday gave the initial green light to a deal requiring Apple to pay app developers $100 million and make developer-friendly changes to its App Store policy to resolve a putative antitrust class action claiming Apple monopolizes the market for software distributed on its devices.
November 02, 2021
A California federal judge said Tuesday she will preliminarily approve a settlement requiring Apple Inc. to pay app developers $100 million and make developer-friendly changes to its App Store policy to resolve a putative antitrust class action claiming Apple monopolizes the market for software distributed on its devices.
August 30, 2021
Apple's $100 million settlement Thursday night with a class of app developers resolved only one portion of the antitrust pressure bearing down on the technology giant, leaving another lawsuit from Epic Games untouched and generating criticism from Epic and other major app-makers that the deal is a sham.
August 26, 2021
Apple Inc. has agreed to pay $100 million and make developer-friendly changes to its App Store policy to end a putative antitrust class action accusing it of monopolizing the market for software distributed on its devices, the developers said in California federal court Thursday.
August 26, 2021
Apple Inc. has urged a California federal judge to reject Epic Games' push to obtain sealed documents in an antitrust suit mirroring Epic's claims against Apple, saying the game developer forfeited any right to the materials by pursuing its own, separate case.
August 10, 2021
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.