Supreme Court Allows Apple To Be Sued For Anti-trust Violations

CUPERTINO, CA — The U.S. Supreme Court paved a path Monday for iPhone users to sue Apple through anti-trust laws that may allege the computer giant monopolized the sale of apps through its retail operation, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh spoke for a 5-4 majority in which he was joined by the high court’s four liberal justices. The suit accuses Apple of charging consumers too much for the apps Apple controlled, the Times added.

Kavanaugh cited case law from over a century ago.

“Ever since Congress overwhelmingly passed the Sherman Act of 1890, protecting consumers from monopoly prices has been the central concern of antitrust. That is why we have anti-trust law,” he wrote in Apple vs. Pepper.

The agreement to proceed does not mean the plaintiffs will prevail.

Calls from Patch to Apple's public relations department were unreturned.

Read the full L.A. Times story here.