BRUSSELS: Apple can be sued in a Dutch court for antitrust damages, Europe’s highest court said on Tuesday, backing two foundations seeking potentially hundreds of millions of euros in compensation for users affected by the iPhone maker’s alleged anti-competitive conduct related to its App Store.
The case came before the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) after a Dutch tribunal sought guidance on damages claims by Right to Consumer Justice and App Stores Claims foundations.
“On the basis of the available information, in the writ of summons the damage suffered by seven million affected iPhone users and seven million affected iPad users, was estimated at around 637 million euros (including statutory interest),” said lawyer Rogier Meijer of Hausfeld, representing App Stores Claims.He said a hearing on the merits of the case is likely to proceed in a Dutch court towards the end of the first quarter of 2026.
