Supreme Court Allows Class-action Against Apple Over iPhone Apps to Proceed

Supreme Court Allows Class-action Against Apple Over iPhone Apps to Proceed
People shop at an Apple retail store in Grand Central Terminal in New York on Jan. 3, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court ruled against Apple Inc. on May 13, green-lighting a class-action lawsuit against the company that litigants accuse of illegally monopolizing the market for iPhone software applications and forcing consumers to overpay.

The justices ruled that consumers were entitled to their day in court but didn’t express an opinion on the merits of the antitrust lawsuit itself.