October 28, 2025
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday refused to revive Apple customers' proposed antitrust class action alleging that Apple's mobile ecosystem barriers against advanced web-based apps result in higher iPhone prices, ruling they lack standing to seek injunctive relief and that an injunction against Apple likely wouldn't eliminate those barriers.
March 26, 2025
Apple is hoping the Ninth Circuit will allow it to wash its hands of a proposed antitrust class action accusing it of preventing iPhones from running web-based apps for the same reason the court just refused to revive a consumer antitrust action over Amazon's fulfillment service, according to a recent filing.
February 10, 2025
Apple asked the Ninth Circuit on Friday to affirm a lower court's dismissal of a case from iPhone buyers accusing it of violating antitrust law by preventing iPhones from running web-based apps, saying the suit alleges a "highly indirect and speculative" harm that's not even an antitrust injury.
November 12, 2024
A proposed class of iPhone buyers urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to revive their antitrust claims over Apple's barriers against advanced web-based apps, saying a California federal judge's dismissal order directly contradicts binding precedent from Epic Games' landmark monopoly suit against the tech giant.