What 2020 lawsuit followed Fortnite's removal from Apple's App Store?

The 2020 lawsuit that followed Fortnite’s removal from Apple’s App Store was Epic Games v. Apple.

The dispute began on August 13, 2020, when Epic Games added a direct payment option to Fortnite that bypassed Apple’s in-app purchase system. Apple responded by removing Fortnite from the App Store, and Epic promptly filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Epic argued that Apple’s App Store rules and commission structure were anticompetitive, while Apple argued that Epic had deliberately violated its developer agreement.

The case became a major test of platform power, digital marketplaces, and app-store payment rules. It is often confused with Epic Games v. Google, which arose from a similar Fortnite removal from Google Play. The Apple case produced a mixed result: the court rejected most of Epic’s antitrust claims but issued an injunction concerning links to alternative payment methods.