Antitrust Plaintiffs Can’t Add Unfair Competition To Complaint Against Apple

Mealey's (November 10, 2021, 10:55 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The consolidated consumer plaintiffs in a decade-old class action over Apple Inc.’s alleged monopolistic practices related to the sale of apps for its mobile devices were unsuccessful in their quest to amend the operative complaint to add a claim for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), with a California federal judge on Nov. 8 denying their motion for unjustified delay....