Google asks Supreme Courtroom to rescue it from its Epic lawsuit

Google is asking the Supreme Courtroom to step in and pause the ruling the corporate acquired in its lawsuit with Epic Video games, based on a filing the corporate shared with Engadget. The corporate is making its request following a major legal loss to Epic Games in October 2024, which required it to open the Google Play Retailer to third-party app shops for a interval of three years.

Google is asking the justices to intervene by October 17, three days earlier than the injunction Epic received begins to enter impact. The corporate hopes that after providing a keep, the Courtroom will take up the case for a full evaluate. Asking the Supreme Courtroom for reduction would not have even entered the image if Google’s enchantment hadn’t already been . The corporate’s submitting consists of a number of technical explanation why the Ninth Circuit Courtroom’s ruling must be overturned. It additionally provides a number of examples why the unique injunction Epic received is unhealthy for Google, builders and customers.

Google believes the injunction “[creates] huge safety and security dangers by enabling shops that inventory malicious, misleading or pirated content material to proliferate,” and that it burdens builders with “always monitoring dozens or lots of of shops which may immediately carry their apps with out their information.” The corporate additionally notes that the injunction will make it “considerably simpler for builders to keep away from compensating Google,” for Play Retailer providers that don’t have anything to do with funds.

On the shedding finish of its four-year legal battle with Fortnite developer Epic, Google wasn’t simply ordered to open up the Play Retailer to third-party app shops, it is also now not allowed to make offers round pre-installing the Play Retailer on telephones or power builders to make use of its billing system. In distinction to Epic’s case with Apple, the place the developer solely received a small, if meaningful concession, Google’s loss gave Epic almost all the things it requested for.

When each Apple and Google requested the Supreme Courtroom to evaluate their case final yr, the court docket denied their requests with out rationalization. It is not clear if Google will get what it needs, however given the a lot bigger adjustments it will be compelled to make if the injunction strikes ahead, it is attainable the court docket might reply in another way.