Split 9th Circuit Upholds Denial Of Class Certification In Apple Monopoly Suit

Mealey's (November 14, 2019, 9:52 AM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 13 upheld a denial of class certification in a Sherman Act suit accusing Apple Inc. of conspiring with AT&T Mobility LLC to monopolize market for iPhone service, finding that the plaintiffs’ expert failed to “provide a workable method for classwide determination of the impact of the alleged antitrust violation” (Zack Ward, et al. v. Apple Inc., No. 18-16016, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 33854)....