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> Epic could have sued Apple without the theatrics and they'd have been fine. Without the "theatrics" epic would not have had standing to sue and the case woul
by gpm 6y ago
> Epic could have sued Apple without the theatrics and they'd have been fine.
Without the "theatrics" epic would not have had standing to sue and the case would have been dismissed.
- zucker42 6y agoIs this true? Can't you claim standing based on something you would do except for an illegal contract or illegal law?
- gpm 6y agoI don't have a good quick cite for you on contract law, but here's an example for criminal law https://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2015/05/07/judge-tosses-out-lawsuit-against-i-594-states-gun-background-check-law/ https://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2015/05/07/judge-...
- Despegar 6y agoAs a party to the developer agreement with Apple they clearly have standing to sue. And since one of the counts in their complaint is that they're being denied use of an "essential facility", they wouldn't even need to have a contractual relationship to have standing to sue.