In a case alleging an anticompetitive tie between Apple’s iPod and iTunes products, Cornerstone Research was retained to assess the economic basis for certifying a putative class of indirect purchasers of these products.
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In a case alleging an anticompetitive tie between Apple’s iPod and iTunes products, Cornerstone Research was retained to assess the economic basis for certifying a putative class of indirect purchasers of these products. Specifically, our expert assessed the feasibility of using a common method to calculate damages for members of the proposed class.
The plaintiff’s amended complaint was dismissed with prejudice by the court.
The District Court of Northern California rejected the proposed class on the grounds that the plaintiff did not provide a common method for assessing impact.
The plaintiff brought an amended action accusing the defendant of antitrust violations regarding an update to its iTunes media player software that prohibited programs from removing encryption codes from music files sold through the iTunes store. The plaintiff’s amended complaint was dismissed with prejudice by the court, which stated that the plaintiff had insufficient evidence for a federal antitrust claim.