Mealey's (May 13, 2019, 12:33 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 5-4 opinion released May 13, a U.S. Supreme Court majority ruled that under Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois, a putative class of iPhone users who sued Apple Inc. for monopolization over the pricing of apps qualify as direct purchasers because of the lack of an intermediary between them and Apple and, therefore, may pursue their claims under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (Apple Inc. v. Robert Pepper, et al., No. 17-204, U.S. Sup., 2019 U.S. LEXIS 3397)....