United States anti competitive agreements

Apple Inc v Pepper

587 U.S. 816 (2019)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUS Supreme Court

Year2019

StatusBinding authority

Summary

App Store consumers are direct purchasers from Apple under Illinois Brick and thus have antitrust standing to sue for alleged monopoly overcharges.

Key Principle

Consumers who purchase apps directly from Apple's App Store are direct purchasers with standing to sue under Illinois Brick, regardless of the platform intermediary role.

Area of Law

competition

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