LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — America District Court docket for the District of New Jersey has denied Apple’s request to dismiss a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by Michigan Legal professional Basic Dana Nessel, the U.S. Division of Justice (DOJ), and 15 different state attorneys common.
The Michigan Division of Legal professional Basic experiences that the lawsuit, filed in March 2024, alleges that Apple has illegally monopolized the smartphone trade by “electively imposing contractual restrictions on, and withholding critical access points from, developers.”
In the choice issued on June 30, the courtroom allowed the lawsuit to proceed.
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The division says that the courtroom additionally discovered that the info of the lawsuit assist the plaintiff’s argument that Apple engaged in “anticompetitive behavior with intent and substantial likelihood of monopolizing the market.”
“Mega corporations cannot be allowed to dictate the rules of the digital marketplace at the expense of their customers,” mentioned Nessel in a information launch despatched to six Information.
“I am pleased the Court has allowed this case to proceed, and I look forward to continuing our efforts to protect customers and promote fair competition.”
Nessel filed the lawsuit alongside the DOJ and the attorneys common of Arizona, California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
