Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.

  1. 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.

  2. 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."

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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."

  10. 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.

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