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Bucher Law Secures Victory for Steam Users, Defeating Valve Corp.’s Attempt to Shut Down Thousands of Consumer Arbitrations

May 27, 2026 — Bucher Law PLLC has secured a victory for thousands of Steam users in their antitrust fight against Valve Corporation. Judge Whitehead rejected Valve’s attempt to shut down thousands of legal cases brought by Steam users. . The ruling in Valve Corporation v. Abbruzzese et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-1717-JNW (W.D. Wash. May 27, 2026), is a rejection of Valve’s strategy of rewriting its own contract mid-litigation to escape accountability. The Court sided with Buche

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Jun 23 min read

Washington Appellate Court Dismisses Valve Corporation’s Lawsuit Against Bucher Law PLLC

SEATTLE, WA — June 30, 2025 — After fighting for 19 months while simultaneously litigating thousands of individual consumer arbitrations, Bucher Law PLLC has achieved a major appellate victory against Valve Corporation. In a significant, published ruling reinforcing protections for legal advocacy, a unanimous panel of the Washington Court of Appeals has ordered the dismissal, with prejudice, of Valve’s lawsuit against Bucher Law. The court found that Valve’s claims for torti

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Aug 23, 20252 min read

Bucher Law PLLC Secures Another Antitrust Victory Against Valve for Steam’s Monopolization of the PC Game Distribution Market. Total Amount Awarded in Arbitrations Exceeds $2 Million to Date.

On September 3, 2025, Mr. Fish, an Ohio consumer and Steam user, won treble damages awards in their arbitrations against Valve, owner of Steam, the dominant distribution platform for PC games. Mr. Fish was awarded $3,048.54 in damages. These damages arose from Valve’s illegal monopoly of the PC game distribution market and Valve’s illegal agreements with developers that prevent competition in the space. Specifically, Mr. Fish’s arbitrator found...

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Aug 22, 20253 min read