Civil Litigation,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oct. 22, 2025
9th Circuit panel questions Apple sanctions in Epic Games contempt fight
Two judges on a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel signaled concern Tuesday with an Oakland judge's order barring Apple from collecting commissions on purchases made outside its apps, suggesting the sanction may have gone too far in Epic Games' long-running antitrust dispute with the company.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel appeared inclined, during oral arguments Tuesday, to vacate an Oakland district judge's order barring the collection of commissions on purchases made outside Apple Inc.'s apps in the company's appeal of a ruling in favor of Epic Games Inc.
Two judges on the panel expressed discomfort with the penalty leveled by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who ordered in April that Apple can no longer collect commissions on purc...
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