{"id":29297,"date":"2025-05-02T02:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T06:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=29297"},"modified":"2025-05-02T02:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T06:56:08","slug":"apple-referred-for-possible-criminal-contempt-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2025\/05\/02\/apple-referred-for-possible-criminal-contempt-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple referred for possible criminal contempt investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A US district judge has found Apple wilfully violated her injunction in a case brought by Epic Games – and that a top Apple executive “outright lied” under oath.<\/b><\/p>\n

The injunction was supposed to block Apple from anti-competitive conduct and pricing, opening the App Store up to outside payment options.<\/p>\n

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said she was referring the matter to the US Attorney for Northern District of California to investigate whether a criminal contempt proceeding is appropriate.<\/p>\n

In response, an Apple spokesperson said: “We strongly disagree with the decision. We will comply with the court’s order and we will appeal.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Wednesday’s judgement refers to a 2021 case brought by Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, one of the world’s most popular games, which argued that third-party payment options should be available to customers.<\/p>\n

It challenged the up-to-30% cut Apple takes from purchases – and argued that the App Store was monopolistic.<\/p>\n

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