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The same federal judge is hearing the Apple-Epic case and a ruling could come at any time. I suppose this is not unusual, but is it ever considered to not have

• ocdtrekkie 5y ago
  Well, there's only a limited number of federal district judges in a given jurisdiction, so the odds are that a bunch of tech companies going at each other in California will get in front of the same federal judge. However, I'd argue it's also beneficial: Having two different judges rule radically differently on very similar cases (this one and Epic) would only create more confusion, as to what the ruling is, or should be. If either party doesn't think the judge is going to make the right ruling, there's jury trials, and of course, they can always appeal.
  • judge2020 5y ago
    > If either party doesn't think the judge is going to make the right ruling, there's jury trials, Apple and Epic both opted out of a jury trial, probably would have needlessly extended the process and neither of them think a jury would be able to take in all of the nuances of the case to make an informed decision. Unless, can either party still demand a jury trial a month before/a week before the ruling? https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-30-epic-and-apple-decline-trial-by-jury https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-30-epic-and-a...