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Apple and Amazon seek $2 million from law firm over alleged misconduct
In the time it’ll take you to read this article, Apple will make $2 million in revenue. Still, it’s the principle that counts. Apple and…
U.S. judge decertifies Apple app store class action
A U.S. federal judge decertified on Monday a class action lawsuit involving tens of millions of Apple customers who accused the company…
Apple sued by authors alleging use of copyrighted books in its AI training
Apple was accused by authors in a lawsuit on Friday of illegally using their copyrighted books to help train its artificial intelligence (AI)…
Cerence AI sues Apple, claiming patent infringement
Cerence AI has filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming the compnay used its technology in select iPhones and iPads without obtaining…
Apple cites U.S. Supreme Court’s birthright ruling in fight over Epic Games injunction
Apple is banking on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limits federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions to support…
Apple sues leaker Jon Prosser, accuses him of stealing iOS 26 trade secrets
Apple has filed a lawsuit against prominent leaker Jon Prosser, accusing him of stealing trade secrets related to iOS 26. The company…
Swiss tax investigation triggers legal dispute over Apple account data
A Swiss tax probe has ignited a legal conflict concerning access to Apple Account data, as authorities seek information tied to the…
Swiss privacy tech firm Proton sues Apple in U.S. over App Store rules
On Monday, Swiss privacy software firm Proton sued Apple in U.S. federal court, alleging the tech giant illegally monopolizes iPhone…
N.J. electronics store owner charged with selling more than 100 fake Apple products
On Monday, Essex County authorities announced that the owner of an electronics store in the New Jersey City of Orange faces charges…
Apple sued by shareholders for fraudulently overstating Siri AI progress
On Friday, Apple was hit with a proposed securities fraud class action lawsuit from shareholders, alleging the company misrepresented…
Apple wins appeal to overturn $300 million U.S. patent verdict
Apple successfully persuaded a U.S. appeals court to overturn a $300 million jury verdict, which had ruled that the company infringed…
U.S. judge rules Apple must face consumer lawsuit over iCloud storage
On Monday, a California federal judge ruled that Apple must face a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the company illegally monopolized…
Apple claims ‘serious and irreparable harm’ in emergency motion over App Store ruling
Apple has filed an emergency motion, in which it claims “serious and irreparable harm,” over the U.S. App Store that’s been ordered to…
Apple hit with class-action lawsuit for violating App Store injunction
On Monday, Apple filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit, contesting last week’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers that…
Judge refers Apple to federal prosecutors for criminal contempt investigation, rules company violated App Store reform order
Apple breached a U.S. court order mandating increased competition for app downloads and payment methods in its App Store…
Apple pulls iPhone 16 ad touting nonexistent Apple Intelligence-powered Siri features
An iPhone 16 ad touting a “more personal Siri” has been pulled by Apple, coinciding with their admission of delays to the Apple Intelligence…
Apple wins copyright lawsuit filed by tech writer over ‘Tetris’ film
On Thursday, Apple successfully persuaded a federal court in New York to throw out a copyright lawsuit filed by tech journalist Dan Ackerman…
Apple defeats U.S. consumer lawsuit over iCloud storage, for the time being
Apple secured a legal victory as a lawsuit accusing the company of unlawfully dominating the digital storage market with its iCloud storage…
Apple fights $1.8 billion App Store class action lawsuit in the UK
A London tribunal heard on Monday that Apple is accused of abusing its market dominance by imposing an unfair commission of up to 30%…
Apple reiterates: Siri data has never been sold or used for marketing purposes
Just days after settling a lawsuit alleging otherwise, Apple reaffirmed on Wednesday that it has never sold data collected by its Siri voice…
Apple agrees to pay $95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its Siri digital assistant violated users…
Apple faces potential class action lawsuit over crackling AirPods Pro issue
A group of Apple customers has initiated a class-action lawsuit against the company, alleging that Apple violated California consumer…
Apple asks U.S. judge to throw App Store injunction from Epic Games lawsuit
Apple is seeking to overturn or modify a court ruling that forced it to allow third-party in-app payments and direct communication between…
Apple must face narrowed privacy lawsuit over its apps
A U.S. federal judge narrowed a lawsuit accusing of violating the privacy of iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch users by collecting their…
Apple seeks to drop its lawsuit against Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group
Apple has requested that a court dismiss its three-year-old lawsuit against NSO Group, a spyware company. The tech giant argues that it…
Apple helped kill part of a ‘child safety’ bill, but more legislative fights are expected
Apple is bracing for a conflict with app developers and state lawmakers as legislators across the country explore regulations on teen…
University of Wisconsin rebuffed as Apple fends off appeal of win in $506 million patent case
The University of Wisconsin’s efforts to overturn a previous court ruling in its favor against Apple have proven to be unsuccessful…
Law firms fight to lead class action accusing Apple of monopolizing the smartphone market
Two competing groups of law firms are petitioning a U.S. judge to appoint them as leaders of what they hope will potentially become…
Apple asks U.S. judge to toss antitrust lawsuit
Apple this week asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit by federal and state antitrust regulators accusing it of illegally monopolizing the…
$30,000 worth of counterfeit Apple products found in traffic stop, deputies say
During a routine search of the vehicle, deputies found a significant amount of counterfeit Apple products valued around $30,000…
U.S. consumer lawsuit against Apple over ‘closed app ecosystem’ dismissed
Apple scored a legal win on Thursday. A California court dismissed a lawsuit claiming Apple restricted app development tools…
Qualcomm agrees to pay $75 million to settle lawsuit linked to Apple complaints
In January 2017, the Federal Trade Commission and Apple sued Qualcomm in connection with its alleged efforts to monopolize…
Apple accused in lawsuit of underpaying female employees in California
Apple on Thursday was hit with a proposed class action that accuses the company of paying more than 12,000 female employees in California…
Judge’s document demands on Apple could delay Epic Games antitrust ruling
The verdict on whether Apple violated a U.S. judge’s App Store ruling may be delayed for months. This comes after a judge ordered Apple to…
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller defends 27% App Store fee in court
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller told a U.S. judge that the company’s new 27% fee on purchases made outside its App Store are…
Apple asks U.S. court to dismiss ‘implausible’ lawsuit alleging iCloud monopoly
Apple is asking a San Jose, California federal judge on Friday to dismiss a proposed consumer class-action lawsuit claiming the company…
Apple accused of scrapping usable devices
Even if the iPhones looked good enough for resale, Apple’s contract with its recycler GEEP explicitly required that every product it sent be…
Apple seeks Steam developer’s documents to fight consumer lawsuit
Apple has asked a judge to force video game distributor Valve to disclose business records that the Cupertino Colossus says it needs…
Apple denies violating U.S. court order in Epic Games lawsuit
Apple on Friday said it did not violate a court order governing its App Store and urged a California federal judge to reject a request by…
U.S. DOJ’s antitrust suit against Apple gets new judge after recusal
The U.S. DOJ’s antitrust case accusing Apple of somehow unlawfully monopolizing the smartphone market without having a monopoly was…
Apple, other major tech firms again lose lawsuit challenging US patent-review policy
Apple and other major tech companies have failed to convince a California federal court that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office unlawfully…