Mealey's (May 10, 2018, 8:29 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a May 8 amicus curiae brief presenting the U.S. government’s views, U.S. Solicitor General (SG) Noel J. Francisco asks the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari to Apple Inc. in a lawsuit over alleged anti-competitive behavior related to Apple’s App Store, arguing that the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals incorrectly found the putative class of app purchasers to be direct purchasers in contradiction of controlling case law (Apple Inc. v. Robert Pepper, et al., No. 17-204, U.S. Sup.)....