{"id":1088,"date":"2024-05-31T14:14:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/apple-battles-multiple-antitrust-class-actions-after-being-sued-by-doj\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T17:19:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T17:19:21","slug":"apple-battles-multiple-antitrust-class-actions-after-being-sued-by-doj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/apple-battles-multiple-antitrust-class-actions-after-being-sued-by-doj\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Battles Multiple Antitrust Class Actions After Being Sued by DOJ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<p>Just two months after being targeted by the Department of Justice, Apple was hit with a fresh lawsuit in the Northern District of California alleging anti-competitive practices and lost a bid in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to block an antitrust class action.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs, represented by Keller Rohrback, filed a new <a href=\"https:\/\/assets2.pacermonitor.com\/filings\/Kouyate_et_al_v_Apple_Inc\/Kouyate_et_al_v_Apple_Inc__candce-24-03135__0001.0.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJD%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJIMEYCIQDbzI3%2FPgd32V876KuGEIyjGByuPmfo2ADSWUjtiLuPMgIhAMNXnhlGj6lOoa4GIgPykJ7YJG2LnSMnmBX%2BPm%2BsEvWQKrEFCBgQBBoMOTI0NjUxNDA4Mzk4IgxcCa4uoNFPsTsjCsYqjgVynPTIZduj8evNrOOW%2FMaFG1%2BnAse%2BvYMkTFfyNa4qTmOAQGVmCNXZR0a0g23DjKVfNklkgy0FvGBjaxfQJHYvaXJf%2FM4nEbsfURzPZoCWwKEUmsDqn5fkOjiNM096WIEqPRJcVSfswsIZ6Wem1lXcUdxKspmv0bCSKYLQ%2BcZgV3pW4D6lKIGZgIvbkT4ey9p68QsyJXl6mOYqN8PbdrvuQNBnimCOj2J4XrU%2F12pqJ%2B%2BGfM3ZESs70lDuZf4GYctTVy4bt4yUIWY7iGx8k1gm%2Bl%2FJ2Ei3Bwez0zOGcxUQiUOIPq6BUkAHVZzm18sA%2FOgRVLrXxt%2BVPXjAjReG5SWrTap1q2%2FLdJbjrrAnZnEpeL%2FfAwQCkt1XYeaU%2FCNQRFJBU8uaskDjHm80u%2BVP0ZJElVCEW3ey3RB2qPus2dXqpn1zVK5IpZA137J4dJKIdfv3HwKoAynIxQmxj2VO97wDBqYCstdcY837qiec9S0NkNVdX3Ws0DGoa0hnrw8VznAzUg8GRE0trPRUWb20UsxTvbgbkvRJZxgTckXT1k235D6NFDwlcBdDMNjJK4Qx5tTVAEM%2FLy1KFzedAZm21Ka9%2BZXY9wBPecr8wxWp55G2ECqy96QSRYnhwAXBE85Sa76YqQDpfkab%2FBrBX2rcgia63uV5eVX6FAvvg8IO7REdJuZFNKfKQU1VLyxYyu3Izs%2BVbNtoCa00gdtWg4%2BX47oVcX0M78RGeczIYhUMrHZL7VzGYW5hOsJGIlmq71PcQyGTC1%2F1gANTZ1MKw1mP234MHeSUWoHWomg8zn5WnL2fEan4J9IsHysLDjwi%2FYIqIDflrD%2F2PpeVVCqeRcGSHkhTwucVk%2Bjr4zPxWew340MwqIzdsgY6sAFjdIjFUdHPs5i6nPQr0vPU2rpbN5VFQvkb%2FUDUb5rxo%2B5NMwf9bqzp8RBNvFE5j%2BiPzWFa7lynQXtVqCFpkiGalCOs%2BCDayAaz%2BEkHvuczhVsuhcYjIAL1oZd%2BwzqQmhnxojaK5Rs%2B8RtQ9xloIhmLw5bo8h721sIkJSJVF5QM9Lt%2BDPEHKGxTGTI5uh4MmOx5H3%2FgFYphz4lme4vJ6DhrsLBO1XzB6lHmJfKqtlLrgA%3D%3D&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Date=20240529T162805Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=600&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIA5OSMEZQHCMMAKOHV%2F20240529%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Signature=65802be31f807e634a58f412612f7d9772e4c539e5ba6828c4e367f9d65ddc98\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">class action<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Kouyate v. 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