Tim Cook must be impeached for 7 hours in the legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, the judge said

As Apple’s legal battle with Epic Games continues, a judge in the case has made a few decisions that are unkind to Apple. First, Apple CEO Tim Cook has been ordered to sit in the case for seven hours. The judge also dismissed Apple’s attempt to sue Samsung as part of the case.

As reported by Gizmodocourt documents show that Epic Games originally intended to impeach Cook for eight hours. Apple then quoted the top doctrine, which could prevent high-level executives from being impeached at all, before giving in to four hours.

However, the judge in the case has decided that Cook can be impeached by Epic Games for seven hours:

However, according to Judge Thomas S. Hixon, this dispute is less than it appears at first sight. Hixon writes that the top teacher “limits the length of a deposit, rather than blocking it altogether,” and that given the circumstances, the question is whether Cook should be deposed for “four hours, eight hours, or some length of time in between.” Hence Hixon’s statement that Cook should be impeached for seven hours.

As for where Hixon got seven hours from, the judge writes that this is the standard rule for “how long a witness must suffer to be impeached.” Hixon also argues that the top teacher focuses on whether a witness has a “unique, non-repetitive knowledge of the facts of the case.” When it comes to Apple’s app store policies – which are at the heart of this seemingly never-ending case against Epic – Hixon writes: to its business model. “

Second, Judge Hixon dismissed Apple’s request to subpoena Samsung internal documents. Apple had pushed for a subpoena from Samsung’s internal communications to help prove that its App Store policies are similar to those of other companies, but Hixon called this “a quirky deep dive” into Samsung’s relationship with Epic.

For more context, the relationship between Epic and Samsung has blossomed amid Epic’s disputes with Apple and Google. Epic has often touted that while you can no longer get Fortnite through the App Store or Play Store, it will remain available in the Galaxy Store.

As a refresher, Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store as Epic Games implemented its own payment processing system for in-app purchases that circumvented Apple’s in-app purchase system. The two companies are currently engaged in a legal battle, with a lawsuit due in the United States later this year.

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