At the hearing between game developer Epic Games and Apple over the legal dispute between the App Store and Fortnite, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers stated that the case should be heard by a jury. The court is expected to open in July 2021 .
On Monday morning, at the end of the virtual hearing in the Northern District of California, Judge Rogers told Epic and Apple’s legal team that although cases like this can be handled by one or more judges, ordinary people serve as jurors. It may be more appropriate for the delegation to participate, and it is less likely that the ruling will be overturned by a higher court.
Rogers said: “This is an important case at the forefront of antitrust law. It is very important to understand the public’s thinking. After all, these issues concern everyone.” Early signs indicate that Epic may not want the jury to intervene, and the lawyers instead promote the judge alone. Hear the case. The teams of lawyers on both sides must decide before Tuesday whether to ask the jury to intervene.
The court requested that the deadline for both parties to submit trial data is January 6, 2021, and the trial itself will take place in July.
During the two-hour hearing, the dialogue largely involved the arguments raised in the earlier documents submitted by both parties. However, on key issues, Epic seems to have received “advice” from Judge Rogers.
The judge said that the case was triggered by Epic itself, although the company’s lawyers emphasized that it also caused damage. Epic forced Apple to take action on this matter, and also had the opportunity to agree to Apple’s rules to allow “Fortress Night” to re-enter the app store. Others oppose Epic’s condemnation of Apple as a monopolist and criticize Epic for ignoring the rules.
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