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Apple says move to shut down Epic's Australian lawsuit centers on contractual obligations

By Laurel Henning ( March 23, 2021, 06:54 GMT | Insight) -- Apple's application to see Epic Games’ Australian lawsuit transferred to the US boils down to the game developer’s contractual “promise” to the technology company to only take legal action in Northern California, Apple lawyers told a Sydney court today. But Federal Court of Australia Judge Nye Perram questioned whether, if he were to grant Apple its wish to have the matter heard in the US, Epic would even be able to pursue its Australian case, given that a parallel lawsuit on the matter is already scheduled for an expedited hearing from May 3.Apple's application to see Epic Games’ Australian lawsuit transferred to the US boils down to the game developer’s contractual “promise” to the technology company to only take legal action in Northern California, Apple lawyers told a Sydney court today....

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