Epic accused Google in a 2020 lawsuit of monopolizing how consumers access apps on Android devices and how they pay for transactions within apps.

A federal appeals court panel in San Francisco appeared skeptical of Alphabet Inc.’s argument that its competition with Apple Inc. in smartphones is sufficient to justify overturning a jury verdict that declared an illegal monopoly for Android apps.

A federal appeals court appeared skeptical of Alphabet Inc.'s attempt to overturn Epic Games' antitrust victory, rejecting Google's argument that its case should be treated like Apple's successful defense in a similar lawsuit.