Consumer Law
Apple’s Plea to Dismiss Cydia’s Lawsuit Is Dismissed
On Thursday, Apple Inc. lost a claim to dismiss a lawsuit in the federal court of California against Cydia, a competing app store. The plaintiff accuses iPhone manufacturers of upholding unlawful control over the software distribution on its OS (Operating system).
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, a U.S. District Judge in Oakland, California rejected Apple’s argument that Cydia’s accusations fell outside the scope of a four-year window permitted under the federal antitrust legislation.
Gonzalez Rogers delivered her decision and ruled out that the first lawsuit fell outside the scope of the statute of limitations. However, she also allowed Cydia to file a new complaint, which they brought forward in January.
