We said it was over yesterday when we reported that The Apple vs. Epic Games lawsuit over App Store rules had finally ended. However, it appears there is still the issue of who is going to pay Apple’s lawyers.
Apple wants Epic Games to pay $73.4 million in legal fees after Apple won the antitrust case brought against it by the games maker.
Apple has won on every count of the lawsuit with the lone exception of one regarding Apple’s “anti-steering” rule, which the company addressed on Tuesday.
Now that’s all over there comes the small issue of who is going to have to pay the lawyers. Apple has asked the court for permission to bill Epic Games for its legal expenses, which totals a substantial $73,404,326.
As noted by gamesfray‘s Florian Mueller, Apple came up with the number by totaling its $82,971,401 in legal costs for the case and then adjusted it down to $81,560,362. Apple then deducted 10% from the total to account for Epic’s victory on 1 of 10 counts (Apple’s anti-steering rule).
The court has set a date of March 5, 2024 to hear Apple’s claim about the fees, “plus additional amounts Apple is incurring during this ongoing litigation, under the indemnification provision of the Developer Program License Agreement.”
