Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.

  1. December 18, 2020

    Epic Judge Calls Apple Bid To Limit Depos 'A Disappointment'

    A California magistrate judge allowed Epic Games on Friday to take up to 16 depositions of Apple's current and former employees in antitrust litigation over App Store fees, saying "it's a bit of a disappointment" that Apple sought to impose conditions on the number of depositions.

  2. December 16, 2020

    Facebook Vows To Tell On Apple In Epic's Antitrust Suit

    A Facebook executive indicated Wednesday that the social media giant will likely throw its weight behind Epic Games in the game maker's antitrust case challenging Apple's App Store fees, after Apple unveiled a new feature allowing iPhone users to opt out of app tracking, which could undermine Facebook's business model.

  3. December 15, 2020

    Epic Games Fights To Depose Apple Execs In Antitrust Suit

    Apple and Epic Games battled before a California magistrate judge Tuesday over whether the Fortnite game maker can depose two top Apple executives in its antitrust fight over App store fees, with Apple arguing the depositions are unnecessary because they report to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who will be deposed.

  4. November 10, 2020

    Apple Loses Bid For Punitives In Epic Games Antitrust Fight

    A California federal judge has tossed Apple Inc.'s tort counterclaims and its bid for punitive damages from Epic Games Inc.'s antitrust fight over Apple's App Store fees, saying "this is a high-stakes antitrust case and a breach of contract case, and that really is all that it is."

  5. October 19, 2020

    Apple, Epic Warned Against Atty 'Nastiness' In Antitrust Fight

    A California federal judge repeatedly warned Apple and Epic Games Inc.'s counsel Monday that she'll sanction attorneys for any "nastiness" as their antitrust fight heads toward a May bench trial, and also aired concerns the public has maxed out the court's Zoom license and posted bootlegged videos of some hearings online.

  6. October 09, 2020

    Apple Can Keep Fortnite Banned From App Store For Now

    Apple Inc. can keep Epic Games Inc.'s Fortnite video game out of its App Store but must allow Epic's affiliates access to developer tools for other applications ahead of a trial scheduled for next year, a California federal judge ruled in a mixed decision Friday.

  7. October 07, 2020

    Apple And Epic's Antitrust Fight Set For May Bench Trial

    A California federal judge has scheduled a May bench trial in Epic Games' lawsuit challenging Apple's App Store practices, setting up the legal showdown between the tech giant and the video game maker for mid-2021.

  8. October 05, 2020

    Epic Games Wants Apple's Counterclaims Cut In Antitrust Suit

    Epic Games has urged a California federal judge to trim Apple's counterclaims and toss its punitive damages bid from the Fortnite game maker's antitrust fight, arguing that the tech giant's tort counterclaims aren't viable and Apple can't recover punitive damages from Epic Games for circumventing App Store fees.

  9. September 30, 2020

    Apple And Epic Want Antitrust Fight To Go To A Bench Trial

    Apple Inc. has withdrawn its demand for a California federal jury trial in Epic Games' App Store antitrust fight, with both parties moving for a bench trial, a day after a district judge voiced her preference for a July 2021 jury trial.

  10. September 28, 2020

    Apple And Epic Antitrust Judge Eyes July 2021 Jury Trial

    A California federal judge expressed skepticism Monday toward both Apple and Epic Games during an injunction hearing in their App Store antitrust fight, giving them a day to tell her if a judge or jury should decide the dispute and voicing her own preference for a July 2021 jury trial.

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