Epic, Apple Denied Certiorari In UCL Antitrust Dispute Over App Store, Fortnite

Mealey's ( January 16, 2024, 3:00 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Epic Games Inc. and Apple Inc. saw their competing petitions for certiorari denied by the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 16, with the high court declining to consider questions about the Sherman Act and injunctive relief in the companies’ respective claims for monopolistic behavior, contractual duties and unfair competition in the sale of apps and related items for mobile devices using Apple’s operating system (iOS)....