Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
EPIC GAMES, INC., No. 25-2935 D.C. No. Plaintiff-ctr-defendant - 4:20-cv-05640- Appellee,
YGR
v.
APPLE INC.,
OPINION
Defendant-ctr-claimant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted October 21, 2025 San Francisco, California
Filed December 11, 2025
Before: SIDNEY R. THOMAS and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges, and MICHAEL J. MCSHANE, Chief District Judge. *
Opinion by Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr.
* The Honorable Michael J. McShane, United States Chief District Judge for the District of Oregon, sitting by designation. EPIC GAMES, INC. V. APPLE INC.
SUMMARY **
Contempt / Sanctions
The panel (1) affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court’s order imposing civil contempt sanctions on Apple Inc. for failing to comply with an injunction in an action brought by Epic Games, Inc.; and (2) declined to vacate the injunction. After a bench trial, the district court enjoined Apple from certain anticompetitive business…