9th Circuit Affirms Sherman Act, UCL Rulings In Epic’s Antitrust Suit Against Apple

Mealey's (April 25, 2023, 10:46 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a detailed 91-page ruling, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 24 mostly affirmed a trial court’s ruling in a monopolization dispute between Epic Games Inc. and Apple Inc. centering on Apple’s practices related to the distribution of apps for the operating system of its devices (iOS), with a panel majority upholding the dismissal of Epic’s Sherman Act claims and agreeing with a finding that Apple ran afoul of California’s unfair competition law (UCL)....