Apple stock rose nearly 1% in premarket trading on October 15, 2025, after U.S. District Judge Kymberly Evanson in Seattle dismissed a long-running antitrust lawsuit filed in 2022 that alleged Apple and Amazon conspired to inflate iPhone and iPad prices on Amazon's marketplace[1]. The case centered on a 2019 agreement between the companies, with plaintiffs claiming Apple granted Amazon pricing discounts in exchange for reducing independent Apple resellers on its platform from about 600 in 2018 to a far smaller pool[1]. Judge Evanson's dismissal was based not only on the merits but also on procedural mishandling by plaintiffs' attorneys, who were ordered to pay $223,000 in sanctions for misleading the court[1]. For the current trading session on October 17, 2025, AAPL is up 0.19% to $247.92 as of 9:40 AM EST, showing modest gains amid mixed broader market conditions. The dismissal removes legal uncertainty over Apple's retail practices and strengthens the company's defense against broader antitrust scrutiny, though analysts note AAPL remains among the worst-performing Magnificent Seven stocks in 2025 due to market saturation and China competition challenges[2][3].