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Caccuri v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC

  1. July 18, 2025

    Sony Judge Finds 'Glaring' Issues In PlayStation Deal, Motion

    A California federal judge found "glaring shortcomings" in a $7.85 million deal Sony Interactive Entertainment struck to resolve antitrust claims over downloadable game card prices, saying that settlement credits are "generally disfavored," and the preliminary approval motion lacked information on what might have been won at trial.

  2. December 16, 2024

    Sony To Pay $7.8M To 4M PlayStation Gamers In Antitrust Fight

    Sony Interactive Entertainment will pay $7.85 million to more than 4 million gamers to settle a proposed class action accusing the company of overcharging PlayStation Store customers via a monopoly on downloadable game cards, according to a motion for preliminary approval filed Friday in California federal court.

  3. May 24, 2024

    Sony Denied Early Bid To Block PlayStation Antitrust Class

    A California federal judge Friday denied Sony's preemptive bid to deny class certification in a suit accusing it of overcharging PlayStation Store users through a monopoly on downloadable game cards, saying Sony has yet to show that the plaintiffs are bound by class action waivers, or it can enforce arbitration.

  4. May 01, 2024

    Sony, PlayStation Users Spar Over Early Antitrust Cert. Denial

    Sony and PlayStation Store users fought before a California federal judge Wednesday over the company's bid to deny class certification to users who claim it overcharged them through a monopoly on downloadable game cards, with the users arguing that Sony waived its arbitration arguments under the Ninth Circuit's recent Hill ruling.

  5. January 02, 2024

    Gamers Blast Sony's Bid To Block PlayStation Antitrust Class

    Video game players pushed back against Sony's bid to upend a proposed class action in California federal court alleging the company overcharged them through a monopoly over the sale of digital versions of PlayStation games.

  6. November 17, 2023

    Sony Seeks Early PlayStation Antitrust Class Cert. Denial

    Sony filed a motion Thursday urging a California federal judge to deny class certification to PlayStation Store users who claim Sony overcharged them through a monopoly on the platform's downloadable game cards, saying the judge need not wait for the gamers to file their certification request to rule in the company's favor.

  7. February 08, 2023

    Sony Can't Beat Updated Playstation Antitrust Suit

    A California federal court shut down Sony's attempts to throw out an updated version of a consumer lawsuit accusing the Playstation maker of overcharging gamers through a monopoly on the platform's downloadable game cards.

  8. July 15, 2022

    Sony Beats PlayStation Antitrust Class Action, For Now

    A California federal judge Friday tossed a suit accusing the Sony Corp. arm behind PlayStation of overcharging gamers billions of dollars by the monopolization of the console's online store, saying the gamers have alleged a potential anti-competitive effect in game pricing, but haven't quite alleged Sony engaged in anti-competitive conduct.

  9. December 03, 2021

    Motley Rice Atty To Lead PlayStation Antitrust Class

    A California federal judge appointed Michael M. Buchman of Motley Rice LLC as interim lead counsel for a consolidated antitrust class action against Sony over PlayStation digital downloads.

  10. May 28, 2021

    Video Games Are Latest Antitrust Target But May Not Be Last

    Following a template set by Epic Games' lawsuit against Apple, plaintiffs firms have opened new antitrust fronts against closed digital ecosystems by targeting two of the world's largest video game platforms.