Apple tells US appeals court class decertification in antitrust case was proper
( August 13, 2026, 03:43 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Apple told a US appeals court that consumers bringing antitrust claims are seeking to overturn a class decertification order without confronting the lower court’s ruling. Apple said that plaintiffs originally gained certification based on a promise to offer an expert who could reliably match consumers to the claimed App Store transactions before trial, but the expert offered was unqualified and his results unreliable. “Plaintiffs concede that many millions of app and in-app purchase prices would stay the same or increase absent the challenged conduct, leaving the consumers who paid those prices potentially uninjured,” it argued.See attached file....
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