A UK tribunal has allowed part of a renewed antitrust lawsuit against Apple and Amazon to proceed over allegations that a 2018 agreement restricted third-party sales of Apple products on Amazon’s UK marketplace.
The Competition Appeal Tribunal approved claims involving Apple products purchased through Amazon’s marketplace, while rejecting broader claims concerning products bought directly from Apple and other retailers as too speculative. The approved portion of the case could be worth £289 million to £306 million, including interest.
Apple says the agreement was intended to combat counterfeit products, while Amazon maintains that the remaining claim is without merit. The lawsuit was refiled with Justin Le Patourel as the proposed class representative after an earlier version was rejected.
Source: 9to5Mac
