Legal Opinion
Robert Pepper v. Apple, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 12, 2017No. 14-15000PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
In their current complaint, Plaintiffs allege that they purchased iPhones and iPhone applications (“apps”) between 2007 and 2013, and that Apple has monopolized and attempted to monopolize the market for iPhone apps. In ruling on Apple’s fourth motion to dismiss, the district court held that Plaintiffs lacked antitrust standing under Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois, 431 U.S. 720, 97 S.Ct. 2061, 52 L.Ed.2d 707 (1977).
We must decide two questions. First, we must decide whether Rule 12(g)(2) barred the district court from considering on the merits Apple’s fourth…
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