Apple may see further fallout over its failure to comply with a court order that led to last week’s contempt ruling. A class action suit filed on behalf of developers claims that Apple's actions cost Pure Sweat Basketball (and other developers) revenue during the period it was found to have violated the original court order.

Apple should return hundreds of millions of dollars to developers who claim the iPhone maker defied a U.S. judge’s order governing its lucrative App Store, causing them to pay inflated commissions for more than a year,

Unlike class actions, where broad injunctive relief is only available once a class is certified and is limited to the members of the class, courts can issue broad nationwide injunctions earlier in the case and provide relief to affected people beyond the plaintiffs in the case without having to satisfy Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.