App Developers’ Counsel Not Sanctioned For Disclosing Confidential Apple Information

Mealey's (March 8, 2021, 11:15 AM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — Although counsel for two app developers suing Apple Inc. for antitrust violations recited confidential materials in open court, a California federal magistrate judge on March 4 held that because the information had been made public otherwise, the attorney did not actually violate a protective order, leading the magistrate to admonish the attorney but otherwise deny Apple’s motion for sanctions....