Apple Faces iOS Developer Class Action Suit in France

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02 AUGUST 2022 - Everything old is new again - en Francais. Apple Insider has word of a class action suit against Apple, representing iOS developers in France.

The US law firm Hagens Berman has partnered with a French law firm representing the dev-types. You may remember Hagens Berman. Apple Insider says that’s the firm that ran the developer case here in the states that ended with Apple instituting “a $100 million Apple Small Developer Assistance Fund and more open communication between developers and customers regarding alternative payment methods.” Now, they’re looking to do it again in the Hexagon. The piece has the law firm saying in a statement:

Our firm is happy to see iOS developers from other countries seeking the same justice we were able to achieve for U.S. developers.

We believe they too have been wrongfully subjected to the stifling policies of Apple's App Store… and we intend to hold Apple to the law.

And I’ll bet they’re doing it for free!

The US developer suit isn’t Hagens Berman’s only claim to fame. The firm “has a long history of bringing successful suits against Apple,” according to Apple Insider. “Most notably,” the piece says, “it was the legal team that won the iBooks lawsuit in 2016.”

And I’ll bet they did it for free!