In a significant development in the long-running legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Apple’s bid…
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Elon Musk’s lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion can go to trial, U.S. judge says
Billionaire visionary Elon Musk is allowed a jury trial on his allegations that ChatGPT maker OpenAI violated its founding mission…
U.S. appeals court partly reverses sanctions against Apple in Epic Games antitrust lawsuit
On Thursday, Apple secured a partial victory in its ongoing antitrust battle with Epic Games over the company’s App Store practices, as the…
U.S. judge decertifies Apple app store class action
A U.S. federal judge decertified on Monday a class action lawsuit involving tens of millions of Apple customers who accused the company…
Apple pushes for resumption of App Store commissions in U.S. federal appeals court
Apple is returning to a U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday to challenge a ruling that prevents the company from charging commissions…
Apple cites U.S. Supreme Court’s birthright ruling in fight over Epic Games injunction
Apple is banking on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limits federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions to support…
Judge rules against Apple’s bid to pause app store reform order in Epic Games case
On Wednesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Apple’s request to pause key parts of a federal judge’s order, which mandates…
Apple claims ‘serious and irreparable harm’ in emergency motion over App Store ruling
Apple has filed an emergency motion, in which it claims “serious and irreparable harm,” over the U.S. App Store that’s been ordered to…
Apple hit with class-action lawsuit for violating App Store injunction
On Monday, Apple filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit, contesting last week’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers that…
Apple appeals court ruling mandating free outside purchase links in its App Store
On Monday, Apple filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit, contesting last week’s ruling that bars the company from imposing fees on developers…
During appeal, Apple approves Spotify app update with external payment link in the U.S.
Spotify said on Friday that Apple has approved its U.S. app update that will allow users to access pricing information and external…
Judge refers Apple to federal prosecutors for criminal contempt investigation, rules company violated App Store reform order
Apple breached a U.S. court order mandating increased competition for app downloads and payment methods in its App Store…
Apple exec Phil Schiller was initially concerned over App Store commissions on outside sales
Phil Schiller took the stand on Monday to reveal that he had initially voiced worries about the 27% commission Apple intended to impose on…
Apple and Epic Games return to court over App Store order
Next week, two high-ranking Apple executives along with three other senior employees from the company are slated to take the stand…
Apple asks U.S. judge to throw App Store injunction from Epic Games lawsuit
Apple is seeking to overturn or modify a court ruling that forced it to allow third-party in-app payments and direct communication between…
Apple loses bid to appeal order allowing consumer antitrust class action
Apple has failed to persuade a U.S. appeals court to consider blocking a class action that accuses the company of monopolizing the market…
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller defends 27% App Store fee in court
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller told a U.S. judge that the company’s new 27% fee on purchases made outside its App Store are…
Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match file legal petition protesting Apple’s App Store policies
Meta Platforms, Microsoft, X, Match filed a legal petition protesting Apple’s App Store policies, complaining about how Apple is…
Epic Games whines over Apple’s demand for $73 million in legal fees
“Fortnite” maker Epic Games is complaining to a U.S. judge that Apple “completely overreached” in demanding that it pay legal fees totaling…
Apple files arguments with appeals court over Epic Games’ ‘unfounded’ antitrust claims
In its appeal, Apple said a U.S. District Judge’s ruling that it was violating California’s unfair-competition law should be overturned…
Judge certifies class action lawsuit against Apple over alleged misleading statements by CEO Tim Cook
An English council is suing Apple for allegedly concealing weak iPhone demand and has now won a legal breakthrough after a judge certified…
Apple may not have to make court-mandated App Store changes for years, if ever
On appeals, Apple on Wednesday was granted a delay to court-mandated changes to its App Store throughout the appeals process, likely to take…
Apple wins appeal in Epic Case; App Store changes put on hold
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday paused the enforcement of an injunction against Apple that could have forced it to allow links to payment…
Apple asks U.S. Court of Appeals to halt district judge-ordered App Store change
Apple filed Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to halt a lower court judge’s decision that would force changes to…
Judge denies Apple’s request to pause App Store changes in Epic Games case
A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied Apple’s efforts to pause orders handed down after an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” creator Epic Games…
Judge poised to approve Apple’s $100 million App Store settlement with developers
Apple’s proposed $100 million settlement to iOS app developers that also promises to loosen restrictions on how they can communicate…
Apple objects to links to outside payments ahead of Epic Games hearing
Apple on Friday outlined their objections to allowing app developers to link to third-party payment options ahead of a hearing next month…
Apple asks judge to put App Store orders on hold as it appeals Epic Games ruling
Apple on Friday asked a U.S. federal judge to pause orders that could require the company to change some of its App Store practices…
Epic appeals loss to Apple in App Store Case
“Fortnite”-maker Epic Games filed a notice of appeal following a judge’s decision in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple’s App Store that…
‘Fortnite’ creator Epic Games unhappy with ruling in Apple case, files appeal
After a U.S. federal judge’s ruling on Friday, “Fortnite” game maker Epic Games on Sunday said in a legal filing that it plans to appeal …
Judge: Epic Games failed to demonstrate that Apple is an ‘illegal monopolist’
Epic Games failed to demonstrate that Apple is an “illegal monopolist,” California federal judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Friday…
Judge’s ruling in Epic Games trial could cost Apple a couple billion dollars per year
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers handed down a decision in the Epic Games v. Apple trial on Friday. Her ruling could cost Apple a couple billion…
Apple considers judge’s ruling in Epic Games case ‘a huge win for Apple’
Apple considers the judge’s ruling in Epic Games v. Apple case to be “a huge win for Apple.” “Today the Court has affirmed what we’ve known…
Epic Games v. Apple judge: Apple can no longer force developers to use in-app purchasing
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers handed down a decision in the Epic Games v. Apple trial on Friday. Rogers issued an injunction that said…
Third-party app stores for iPhone and iPad would harm users
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple should be the only company to sell apps on the iPhone, saying that allowing third-party app stores would…
In Apple antitrust case, judge signals interest in railroad, credit card monopoly cases
In the Apple antitrust case, the future of digital commerce on your iPhone and iPad could be influenced by how courts resolved market control
Epic Games faces Apple in final day of antitrust courtroom battle
Lawyers for Apple and Fortnite-maker Epic Games on Monday began making their final arguments to a judge deciding whether the Cupertino…
Apple looks to be prevailing in Epic Games ‘antitrust’ trial
Apple looks to be prevailing in an “antitrust” trial vs. Epic Games over Apple’s App Store agreements and fees…
Epic Games v. Apple judge hints at App Store compromise
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is currently overseeing the Epic Games v. Apple trial hinted at a compromise: the ability for…
Judge throws out Apple’s theft claim against Fortnite-maker Epic Games
On Tuesday, Epic Games won the dismissal of two Apple’s tort claims in a dispute over access to its video game “Fortnite” on Apple’s App Store …
Apple’s battle with Fortnite-maker Epic Games to ramp up next week
On Monday, the legal fight instigated by Epic Games against Apple ramps up on Monday with decisions that could influence the future…
Judge rules Apple does not need to reinstate Fortnite on App Store
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers gave Apple an early court victory ruling that the company immediately reinstate Epic Games’ Fortnite on…
