Apple Seeks Certiorari In Direct Purchaser Spat In IPhone App Antitrust Suit

(August 15, 2017, 9:12 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an Aug. 2 petition for certiorari, Apple Inc. asks the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a dispute over what constitutes a direct or indirect purchaser for purposes of establishing standing in antitrust litigation, seeking reversal of an appeals court permitting iPhone owners to sue Apple related to app prices (Apple Inc. v. Robert Pepper, et al., No. 17-204, U.S. Sup.)....