Apple asks Supreme Court to pause contempt finding in Epic Games case

Apple asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block a lower court ruling holding the iPhone maker in contempt for charging a fee on purchases made through third-party payment systems in its long-running legal battle with Epic Games.

The company requested an emergency stay while it files an appeal with the high court. Alternatively, it suggested the justices grant a stay and take up the case on the merits next term.

“A stay is now needed before Apple is forced to litigate its commission rate under an erroneous and prejudicial contempt label—in proceedings that could reshape the global app market—before this Court can consider whether to grant review,” the filing reads.

Epic Games initially sued Apple in 2020 after it was booted from the App Store for attempting to circumvent the company’s in-app purchase fees. The court largely ruled in Apple’s favor in 2021, finding it was not an “illegal monopolist” but did engage in........

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