Apple Must Face Consumer Lawsuit Over iPhone Apps Monopoly
- San Francisco appeals court revives antitrust class-action
- Claims filed on behalf of app buyers from 2007 to 2013
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Apple Inc. must face consumer claims that it tried to monopolize the market for iPhone apps from 2007 to 2013 in a class-action lawsuit seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
A federal appeals court in San Francisco revived the proposed class-action lawsuit Thursday after a lower-court judge dismissed it. The three-judge panel concluded the judge erred in finding that the consumers lacked standing to sue as “direct purchasers” of apps.