Apple asks US appeals court to lift app store restrictions in Epic Games case

Apple urged a US appeals court on Tuesday to reverse a federal judge’s order that bars it from collecting commissions on some app purchases and asked it to overturn a contempt finding against the iPhone maker for violating a prior court decision in the case.

Attorney Gregory Garre of Latham & Watkins, arguing for Apple before the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, said a district judge had improperly expanded restrictions on Apple’s App Store that she had imposed earlier in the lawsuit brought by “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games.