January 03, 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.
December 18, 2020
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.
December 16, 2020
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.
December 15, 2020
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.
November 10, 2020
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."
October 19, 2020
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.
October 09, 2020
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.
October 07, 2020
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.
October 05, 2020
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.
September 30, 2020
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.