Epic Games settles Fortnite leaks lawsuit with former Epic Games employee
Epic Games has reached a settlement behind closed doors in a high-profile lawsuit against a former Epic Games contractor who allegedly leaked details about Fortnite content updates and collaborations on an X account. The case involves Hayden Cohen, who previously worked at Epic Games as an associate producer on Fortnite.
The lawsuit emerged earlier this year when Epic Games accused Cohen of leaking confidential information about partnerships with major brands and IPs before official announcements. The leaks reportedly included information regarding crossovers with Minecraft, South Park, Overwatch, Peak, Ben 10, and various other franchises. He posted these leaks via his now-defunct social media account, @AdiraFNInfo, before Epic Games had the chance to officially announce them.
At the time, Epic stated, “Today we took legal action against a former contractor who repeatedly leaked confidential partner IP and trade secrets that they received while working with Epic. We absolutely do not allow this and will continue to take action whenever Epic team members share confidential info. It harms our partners and makes it harder to bring awesome IP to our games.”
As revealed by GameFile, court filings in North Carolina show that the two sides have now agreed to a settlement. It includes a permanent injunction that bars Cohen from “possessing, accessing, using, or disclosing any of Epic’s confidential or trade information” or assisting others in doing so. However, the settlement still needs to be reviewed and finalized by a judge.
Epic spokesperson Natalie Munoz told GameFile:
“We took legal action against the former contractor who repeatedly leaked confidential partner IP and trade secrets that they received while working with Epic. We’ve asked the court to approve the stipulated injunction to ensure they cannot publish or share Epic’s confidential information again.”
What’s interesting is that the agreement does not require monetary damages, even though Epic’s original complaint sought compensation for losses and unjust enrichment. When asked about the financial component of the complaint, Epic provided no further comment. Cohen did not respond either.
Cohen had built a significant following on X after repeatedly leaking accurate Fortnite collabs and crossovers. Epic, however, requires employees to sign NDAs, which Cohen allegedly violated while working with the publisher.
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