Judge Dismisses Class UCL Claims For Sony’s Alleged PlayStation Monopoly

Mealey's (July 18, 2022, 11:10 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on July 15 granted a motion to dismiss putative class action claims that Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC monopolized game sales for its PlayStation video game console through its online store in violation of the Sherman Act and California’s unfair competition law (UCL), finding that the plaintiffs failed to adequately plead anti-competitive conduct despite claiming that Sony unfairly hiked prices....