Justice Kagan Wants Apple’s Reply To Epic’s Bid To Nix Stay In App Store UCL Row

Mealey's (August 1, 2023, 10:35 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six days after Epic Games Inc. filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking relief from the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ stay of a mandate that granted Epic an injunction related to its antitrust claim against Apple Inc. under California’s unfair competition law (UCL), Justice Elena Kagan on July 31 requested a response to the application from Apple in the suit over Apple’s purported anti-competitive behavior related to in-app purchases (IAPs) and its App Store....