May 20, 2026
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP urged a California federal judge to allow one of its named plaintiffs to withdraw from an Apple iCloud antitrust case, saying Apple Inc.'s filed opposition is rife with "misdirection and ad hominem" attacks and not about the merits of the dispute but "smearing opposing counsel."
May 13, 2026
Apple has lashed out at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP for trying to withdraw a named plaintiff from an iCloud antitrust case in California federal court without discovery into any directions she received to preserve now-deleted emails, raising concerns that the withdrawal is meant to "paper over lost evidence."
June 16, 2025
A California federal judge refused Monday to dismiss a proposed class action accusing Apple of maintaining a monopoly by keeping "full-service" cloud storage functionality limited to its own iCloud service while barring third-party cloud storage from accessing all files on iPhones and iPads.
April 14, 2025
Apple has urged a California federal court to toss the latest version of a proposed class action alleging it gives its iCloud service an advantage over third-party cloud storage providers, saying it limits certain remote-backup features for security and privacy.
March 03, 2025
Apple has convinced a California federal judge to toss a proposed class action accusing it of flouting federal antitrust laws by blocking third-party cloud storage services from accessing and storing certain files on its smartphones, at least temporarily.
August 20, 2024
Apple has told a California federal judge that it's time to boot a proposed class action that accuses it of flouting federal antitrust laws by blocking third-party cloud storage services from accessing and storing certain files on its smartphones.
March 04, 2024
A California iPhone buyer is bringing a proposed class action claiming that the limits Apple places on third-party cloud storage services violate anti-tying laws and drive up prices through an illegal monopoly.