Litigation
Dec. 18, 2014
Apple scores defense win in iPod antitrust case
After just three hours of deliberating, an eight-person federal jury found Apple's 2007 firmware upgrade improved the product, rather than creating a monopoly over iPod users.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
OAKLAND - It was a short end to a long saga. After just three hours of deliberating, an eight-person jury found Apple's 2007 firmware upgrade improved the product, rather than creating a monopoly over iPod users.
The decision means Apple escapes more than $1 billion in potential liability.
Apple's attorneys at Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP repeatedly told the jury the plaint...
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