Andrew Cohen v. Apple Inc.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ANDREW COHEN; TIMOTHY No. 20-17307

HORNICK; KALEAH C. ALLEN;

KIMBERLY BENJAMIN; MARK D.C. No. WEILER; MATT KOPPIN; SCOTT 3:19-cv-05322-

CISCHKE; PAUL COLETTI; KRYSTLE WHA

FAERYN; RODOLFO CABRERA;

BRANDY DAVIS; WILLIAM ZIDE;

DAVID HEDICKER; NANCY OPINION

MAEKAWA; CATHERIN GOODWIN;

KATHLEEN BOGGS; MARK KUNZE;

ARIANA RYAN; BECKY

WELLINGTON; M. GAIL SUNDELL;

VICTOR PERLMAN; ZACHARY

GOMOLEKOFF; GLENN JACOBS; JUNE

A. HALL,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

APPLE INC.,

Defendant-Appellee,

and

SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC AMERICA,

INC.,

Defendant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California William Alsup, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 10, 2021 Pasadena, California

Filed August 26, 2022

Before: William A. Fletcher, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge W. Fletcher

SUMMARY*

Preemption / Federal Communications Commission

The panel affirmed the district court’s summary judgment for Apple Inc., based on preemption of the…