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> Rogers has adjudicated various cases against Apple. In 2012, Rogers dismissed a class action lawsuit with prejudice, upholding Apple's defense that the "Illin
by searchableguy 6y ago
> Rogers has adjudicated various cases against Apple. In 2012, Rogers dismissed a class action lawsuit with prejudice, upholding Apple's defense that the "Illinois Brick doctrine" from the Supreme Court case Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois, 431 U.S. 720 (1977) applied, as only the developers of apps could be damaged by Apple's policies, and consumers did not have statutory standing to bring suit on the developers' behalf. The Court specifically noted that the 30% fee Apple collects is "a cost passed-on to consumers by independent software developers".[8] The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed her decision, and the Court of Appeals was upheld by the Supreme Court in Apple Inc. v. Pepper.[9]
> In December 2014, Rogers presided over a jury trial against Apple, in which plaintiffs claimed DRM on Apple iTunes violated antitrust laws. On December 16, 2014, the jury reached a verdict in favor of Apple.[10]
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Gonzalez_Rogers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Gonzalez_Rogers
- ac29 6y ago> The Court specifically noted that the 30% fee Apple collects is "a cost passed-on to consumers by independent software developers". This is a somewhat shocking conclusion to come to since the independent developers neither set the fee, nor process the payments. I can see why it was overturned.