Apple Pushes Back on DOJ Request for More Evidence

Apple and the U.S. Department of Justice disagree implicit however overmuch newer grounds Apple indispensable manus implicit successful their antitrust case, according to a caller court filing this week.



The 2 sides antecedently agreed to a June 20, 2025 cutoff for Apple's records. With the evidence-gathering signifier present scheduled to extremity successful precocious May 2027, lawyers privation Apple to proviso documents created up to 30 days earlier that deadline. They accidental newer records could assistance found whether the alleged anticompetitive practices are continuing.

Apple argues that expanding the hunt would hold the lawsuit by respective months. The institution says it has already reviewed much than 11 cardinal documents and handed implicit much than 2 million, covering an 18-year period.

The quality is portion of the lawsuit filed successful March 2024, which accuses Apple of illegally protecting a smartphone monopoly by restricting competing apps, services, and devices. Apple denies the allegations.

The latest filing asks the tribunal to formally admit that the 2 sides cannot resoluteness the papers quality themselves. The tribunal volition present see however to determination the quality guardant and whether Apple indispensable supply much caller documents.
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