This is a class action arising from the automatic renewal of “In-App Subscriptions” for digital content through defendant Apple Inc.’s “App Store.” The parties have reached a settlement, which the Court preliminarily approved on July 20, 2018.
Before the Court are plaintiffs’ motions (1) for final approval of the settlement and (2) for approval of attorney fees, costs, and service awards. One class member has submitted an objection to various aspects of the settlement, and this objector also opposes plaintiffs’ motions.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
According to the allegations of the Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”), consumers enter into transactions for In-App Subscriptions with Apple, and Apple both delivers and charges subscribers for associated content. (TAC, ¶ 21.) However, Apple does so without complying with various provisions of Business & Professions Code sections 17600-17604, which govern automatic renewal and continuous service offers to consumers in California (th
Hearing Date
November 02, 2018
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This is a class action arising from the automatic renewal of “In-App Subscriptions” for digital content through defendant Apple Inc.’s “App Store.” The parties have reached a settlement, which the Court preliminarily approved on July 20, 2018.
Before the Court are plaintiffs’ motions (1) for final approval of the settlement and (2) for approval of attorney fees, costs, and service awards. One class member has submitted an objection to various aspects of the settlement, and this objector also opposes plaintiffs’ motions.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
According to the allegations of the Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”), consumers enter into transactions for In-App Subscriptions with Apple, and Apple both delivers and charges subscribers for associated content. (TAC, ¶ 21.) However, Apple does so without complying with various provisions of Business & Professions Code sections 17600-17604, which govern automatic renewal and continuous service offers to consumers in California (th