Qualcomm Mobile Phone Class Action Lawsuit

Consumers who purchased a cell phone since Feb. 11, 2011, may be affected by a Qualcomm antitrust class action lawsuit pending in federal court.

A settlement has not been reached and no money is available at this time. However, this litigation is being dubbed “quite likely the biggest class action in history,” and may affect the rights of more than 250 million cell phone owners.

Numerous Qualcomm class action lawsuits claimed that consumers paid higher prices than they should have for cell phones based on the inflated cost of modem chipsets.

The lawsuits alleging Qualcomm engaged in anticompetitive behavior were consolidated into multidistrict litigation in April 2017.

U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh granted Class certification of the Qualcomm antitrust litigation in September 2018. The Class covers any U.S. consumer or entity that bought a cell phone with a Qualcomm modem chipset inside it since February 2011.

However, Qualcomm was quick to ask the court to revisit the decision to certify a Class of that size by stating that it’s “simply too large and unwieldy to manage.”

“Without holding a hearing, the district court in this action certified a class estimated to be the size of the entire adult population of the United States—around 250 million people—and one that encompasses approximately 1.2 billion transactions,” Qualcomm stated in its petition to the Ninth Circuit.

Experts estimate that with a Class size of 250 million members, financial damages could range between $4.84 billion and $5.54 billion.

Class Members do not have to do anything at this time to remain included in the Qualcomm antitrust litigation. Those consumers who would like to be excluded from this multidistrict litigation and retain the right to sue Qualcomm over similar allegations must do so no later than March 22, 2019.

However, by excluding yourself from this Qualcomm antitrust class action lawsuit, you will not receive any money if a settlement or judgment is eventually reached.

UPDATE: On Jan. 23, 2019, Qualcomm was granted an immediate appeal of a massive certified Class of cellphone owners involved in a class action lawsuit alleging the company overpriced chips ubiquitous in mobile devices. Qualcomm contends that the newly certified Class of about 250 million consumers is “simply too large and unwieldy to manage” in a petition to appeal the decision brought to the Ninth Circuit two-judge panel.

Who’s Eligible

Potential Award

No monetary award is available yet.

The amount each Class Member will receive from the Qualcomm antitrust class action lawsuit is unknown at this time. More details will be provided if/when a settlement is reached.

Proof of Purchase

N/A

Claim Form

A link to the Claim Form is not available at this time. Top Class Actions will add this information once a settlement has been reached.

Claim Form Deadline

The Claim Form deadline has not been set at this time. More information will become available if/when a settlement is reached.

Case Name

In re: Qualcomm Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 5:17­-md­-02773-LHK, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Exclusion Requests

To exclude yourself from the terms of the Qualcomm antitrust litigation, send your request in writing to:
Qualcomm Antitrust Litigation EXCLUSIONS
P.O. Box 173001
Milwaukee, WI 53217

Settlement Website

www.MobilePhoneClassAction.com

Class Counsel

Kalpana Srinivasan
Marc M. Seltzer
Steven G. Sklaver
Amanda K. Bonn
Oleg Elkhunovich
Krysta Kauble Pachman
Chelsea Samuels
Catriona Lavery
SUSMAN GODFREY LLP

Joseph W. Cotchett
Adam J. Zapala
Mark F. Ram
Michael A. Montaño
COTCHETT PITRE & MCCARTHY LLP

Steve W. Berman
Jeffrey D. Friedman
Rio S. Pierce
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

Defense Counsel

Robert A. Van Nest
Eugene M. Paige
Cody S. Harris
Justina Sessions
Jesselyn Friley
KEKER VAN NEST & PETERS LLP

Gary A. Bornstein
Yonatan Even
CRAVATH SWAINE & MOORE LLP

Willard K. Tom
Richard Taffet
Geoffrey T. Holtz
MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP