EU court rejects U.S. intervention in Apple's Irish $15 billion tax case
December 15, 2017 at 11:32 AM EST
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's second-highest court has rejected a request from the U.S. government to intervene in Apple's challenge against an EU order to pay back taxes of up to 13 billion euros ($15.3 billion) because it failed to prove a direct interest in the outcome of the case.