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Apple (AAPL.O) faces accusations in a new lawsuit of illegally monitoring its workers’ personal devices and iCloud accounts while preventing them from discussing their pay and working conditions. Amar Bhakta, an Apple employee in digital advertising, filed the complaint in California state court on Sunday. Bhakta claims Apple requires employees to install software on personal…
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A federal judge narrowed a lawsuit accusing Apple (AAPL.O) of violating the privacy of iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch users by collecting their personal data through proprietary apps such as the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple TV. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, dismissed most claims related to the “Allow Apps…
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Apple (AAPL.O) now faces a February 2026 trial in a $7 billion class action in California federal court. The lawsuit accuses the company of monopolizing the app market for its iPhones, alleging that this practice caused tens of millions of customers to pay higher prices. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers set the date for…
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A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Gene Levoff, a former senior lawyer at Apple, must pay a $1.15 million fine in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) civil case related to insider trading. U.S. District Judge William Martini in Newark, New Jersey, acknowledged that while Levoff “was not living excessively,” his violations were especially…
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A British man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, is taking legal action against Apple, alleging that the tech giant’s misleading messaging features led to his divorce and financial losses totaling $6 million. According to reports, the man deleted messages exchanged with sex workers from his iPhone, believing they were permanently erased. However, his wife…
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Apple (AAPL.O) announced on Tuesday that it plans to ask a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department and 15 states in March. The lawsuit alleges that the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, harmed smaller rivals, and drove up prices. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Julien X. Neals…
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Apple (AAPL.O) executives, aiming to avoid new court-ordered restrictions on the company’s lucrative App Store, have struggled to convince a California federal judge that they complied with reforms she ordered in 2021. Over multiple days, Oakland-based U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers grilled them on whether Apple skirted her directives. Judge Rogers convened the hearings…
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On Friday, iPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O) denied violating a court order governing its App Store and urged a California federal judge, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, to reject a request by “Fortnite” developer Epic Games to hold it in contempt. Apple submitted its arguments in a filing to the court. In the filing, Apple criticized…
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The United States Department of Justice, in collaboration with 16 other state and district attorneys general, has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. The is alleging monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. According to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for…
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The United States has launched a significant lawsuit against Apple, alleging the tech giant of monopolizing the smartphone market and suppressing competition. In this legal action, the Justice Department claims that Apple misused its control over the iPhone app store to lock in customers and developers. It accuses the company of taking illegal measures to…
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