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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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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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