Antitrust Litigation & Investigations

Ninth Circuit Affirms Epic's Loss Against Apple via Flawed Analysis of Antitrust Law

On April 24, 2023, a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit largely affirmed a district court’s judgment following a bench trial that Epic Games, ...

Antitrust Litigation & Investigations

Apple Smartwatch Antitrust Case Survives, Showing ‘Freedom of Design’ is Not Absolute

It’s a case that challenges the limits of the “freedom of design” usually enjoyed by companies accused of product design changes alleged to harm ...

Antitrust Litigation & Investigations

Apple’s Constraints on App Store Payment Methods Violate California Antitrust Laws, Judge Rules

Apple, Inc. has been enjoying a tremendous advantage in the highly lucrative gaming-app market. This is thanks to the immense popularity of Apple ...

Antitrust Litigation & Investigations

Will Facebook Sue Apple?

Facebook believes Apple abused its power in the smartphone market by forcing app developers to follow App Store rules that Apple itself doesn’t ...

Technology

Apple Allowed to Continue to Ban Epic's Fortnite From Store, But May Not Retaliate Against Epic Affiliates

By Jonathan Rubin The case involves questions "on the frontier edges" of U.S. antitrust law, according to the judge overseeing it. It is a legal ...

Technology

App Developer Chronicles His Saga With Apple's 'Anti-Competitive' App Store

'Apple wanted us out of the App Store.' In January 2018 Apple investors complained publicly about the lack of parental controls on their popular ...

Competition Theory

Raising New Questions re Antitrust Oversight, Epic Games Sues Apple, Google for Blocking 'Fortnite' App

When should 'marketplace platforms' be treated as markets controlled by operators? It poses a new brand of antitrust problem: private parties ...

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