APPLE IN COURT OVER ANTITRUST BATTLE

Apple is heading into a courtroom faceoff against the company behind the popular Fortnite video game, reviving an antitrust battle over whether the digital fortress shielding the iPhone’s app store illegally enriches the world’s most valuable company while stifling competition. Oral arguments Monday before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals are the latest volley in battle centering on an app store that is a pillar in Apple’s $2.4 trillion empire.