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Comment: SCOTUS Apple app ruling may boost litigation, but near-term risk is low

By Joshua Sisco and Mike Swift ( May 14, 2019, 18:12 GMT | Comment) -- Apple was dealt a setback yesterday when the US Supreme Court ruled it must face a lawsuit from a group of consumers who accuse the iPhone maker of running a monopoly with its App Store. Yet the procedural decision by the high court — that the customers buying apps have legal standing to directly sue Apple for overcharges — is unlikely to open the floodgates of antitrust liability for third party app sellers, or other online platforms any time soon.Apple was dealt a setback yesterday when the US Supreme Court ruled it must face a lawsuit from a group of consumers who accuse the iPhone maker of running a monopoly with its App Store....

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