U.S. Government May Argue In High Court Apple App Store Antitrust Suit

Mealey's (October 1, 2018, 1:14 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its Oct. 1 order list, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the U.S. solicitor general’s motion to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae on behalf of Apple Inc. in the tech giant’s appeal in a dispute over direct and indirect purchasers in the context of antitrust standing related to the sale of iPhone apps (Apple Inc. v. Robert Pepper, et al., No. 17-204, U.S. Sup.)....