Legal Opinion
Epic Games, Inc. v. Murphy-Johnson
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided April 19, 2016No. 15-454PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRIA, Judge.
*55 Timothy F. Murphy-Johnson ("Johnson") appeals from an order granting Epic Games, Inc.'s ("Epic Games") application for judicial relief to enjoin arbitration in part. We reverse.
I. Background
Defendant, Johnson, is a computer programmer. While attending college in the United Kingdom, he founded a software company, Artificial Studios, and created Reality Engine, a successful computer software program that served as a platform for game developers to construct video games. In March 2005, Timothy Sweeney, the founder and largest shareholder of Epic Games, along with Michael Capps,…
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