Apple Inc., Petitioner v. Robert Pepper, et al.

  1. May 14, 2019

    It's Kavanaugh V. Gorsuch In Apple Antitrust Case

    President Donald Trump's two U.S. Supreme Court appointees have added to their growing list of disagreements, as Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the majority opinion backing iPhone owners in their antitrust suit against Apple Inc., which Justice Neil Gorsuch described as "senseless" in a dissent.

  2. May 14, 2019

    Justices' App Store Ruling Leaves Some In Tech On Edge

    A divided U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that iPhone users can bring antitrust claims against Apple over commissions charged on apps on the App Store, drawing a heated dissent from the conservative minority as technology companies warned the decision dangerously expands who counts as a "direct purchaser" able to bring such claims.

  3. May 13, 2019

    Apple Must Face App Store Class Action, Justices Say

    Apple will have to face consumers accusing the company of monopolizing the iPhone app market after the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that customers are direct purchasers able to pursue a proposed antitrust class action under federal law.  

  4. February 06, 2019

    Supreme Court Could Toss A Brick Through Antitrust Classes

    The U.S. Supreme Court could soon make it much more complicated to litigate price-fixing lawsuits, including major class actions, if the justices reverse a 1977 precedent that limits indirect purchasers' ability to bring antitrust claims.

  5. November 26, 2018

    Apple Faces Tough Sell At Supreme Court In App Store Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court showed skepticism toward Apple Inc. on Monday as the tech giant tried to end a class action over its App Store practices, pushing back on the company's arguments that consumers lack standing to haul it into court for allegedly operating an illegal monopoly.

  6. November 21, 2018

    Up Next At High Court: Apple's App Store, Civil Forfeiture

    The U.S. Supreme Court will return from the Thanksgiving holiday weekend Monday with a high-profile antitrust case involving Apple Inc.'s app store practices, followed by several more that present interesting questions such as whether the Eighth Amendment's clause barring excessive fines applies to the states. Here, Law360 highlights four cases that readers should know about.

  7. October 30, 2018

    App Buyers 'Have No Answer' To Illinois Brick, Apple Says

    Apple on Monday again urged the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a Ninth Circuit decision reviving an antitrust suit from app buyers accusing the tech giant of illegally monopolizing the iPhone app market, arguing the purchasers have been unable to get around limits imposed by the high court's landmark Illinois Brick ruling.

  8. October 02, 2018

    States Urge Justices To Flip Illinois Brick In Apple Case

    Several states urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to overturn its landmark Illinois Brick ruling, which limits who can pursue damages under federal antitrust law, providing support to app buyers accusing Apple of illegally monopolizing the iPhone app market.

  9. September 25, 2018

    App Buyers Can Bite Apple Over Fees, High Court Hears

    Consumers suing Apple Inc. for allegedly dominating the iPhone app market told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that a proposed class action on behalf of app customers should be kept alive because they buy software directly from the tech giant.

  10. August 20, 2018

    Gov't, Industry Back Apple In High Court App Store Fight

    The federal government and industry groups urged the U.S. Supreme Court to side with Apple Inc. and toss a proposed consumer class action claiming the technology giant's app store illegally monopolized the iPhone app market, arguing that only "direct purchasers" — here, app developers themselves — can bring such claims.

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