Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.

  1. March 01, 2021

    Apple, Epic To Face Off In Person In May Trial Despite Virus

    A California federal judge said Monday that a bench trial in Epic Games' antitrust suit over Apple's App Store fees will proceed in person on May 3 despite risks posed by the pandemic, saying "this case is so significant that it warrants the best the judiciary has to give, and the best is in person."

  2. February 09, 2021

    Apple Didn't Deceive Epic With 'Sloppy' Atty Lists, Judge Says

    A California magistrate judge said that it was "sloppy" for Apple to include nonlawyers on documents titled "Attorney Lists" but said there's no evidence the company was trying to mislead Epic Games as discovery in the app developer's monopolization case steams ahead.

  3. February 01, 2021

    Apple Must Cough Up Payment Docs In Epic Games Fight

    A California federal judge ordered Apple's counsel Monday to produce certain internal payment-processing documents in Epic Games' antitrust fight over App Store fees, after characterizing the tech giant's response to the document requests as, "No, we can't do it," and calling it "frustrating and unsatisfactory."

  4. January 29, 2021

    Epic Judge Says Apple's Tim Cook Must Sit For 7-Hour Depo

    It was bad news for Apple all around this past week after a California magistrate ruled that CEO Tim Cook would have to sit for a seven-hour deposition and denied the tech giant's bid to subpoena Samsung in one fell swoop as part of Apple's fight against an antitrust suit over App Store fees.

  5. January 25, 2021

    Epic Judge Doubts Apple's 'Quirky' Samsung Subpoena Bid

    A California magistrate judge told Apple on Monday that he's "struggling" with the tech giant's "almost quirky" request to subpoena Samsung in Epic Games' antitrust fight over App Store fees, noting that Samsung is only one participant in Apple's proposed market, and Apple should already have Samsung-related information from Epic.

  6. January 11, 2021

    No Delay For Epic's Apple Trial In Antitrust Case

    A California federal court has extended deadlines for a pair of proposed class actions targeting Apple's App Store practices as anti-competitive but preserved a May trial date slated for Epic's claims after Apple suggested it might need to be delayed.

  7. January 08, 2021

    Apple Users Face Uphill Fight In Securing Global Sales Data

    A California magistrate judge appeared skeptical Friday of a bid by a proposed class of Apple customers to obtain the tech giant's global revenues and sales data in their antitrust fight over App Store fees, saying he doesn't know if the data "has anything to do with the antitrust issues pleaded."

  8. January 07, 2021

    Epic Says Don't Let Class Issues Delay Case Against Apple

    Epic Games told a California federal court on Wednesday that issues Apple has raised in a proposed class action targeting its App Store practices as anti-competitive should not delay the May trial scheduled for Epic's claims against the Silicon Valley giant.

  9. January 04, 2021

    Apple Won't Have To Turn Over Global Docs In Fight With Epic

    Epic Games has failed to convince a California federal judge that Apple should have to cough up documents about its business activities abroad as part of the video game maker's antitrust fight with the tech behemoth over App Store fees.

  10. January 03, 2021

    Antitrust Conduct Cases To Watch In 2021

    U.S. technology companies are facing a mountain of antitrust litigation heading into 2021, as enforcers push blockbuster monopolization cases against Google and Facebook. Meanwhile, long-running criminal probes in the generic drug and poultry industries are heating up. Here’s a look at the biggest antitrust conduct cases to watch.

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