August 03, 2026
A panel of the Ninth Circuit has refused to reinstate an ad tech company's allegations that Google harmed market competition for digital advertising by removing a now-defunct advertising app from its Play Store.
June 12, 2026
A Ninth Circuit judge appeared skeptical Friday of efforts to revive allegations that Google harmed market competition for digital advertising by booting a now-defunct advertising app from its Play Store, saying Google has many rivals in the "very broad" proposed market and asking the plaintiff, "So what's the injury?"
May 01, 2025
A defunct advertising app that alleged Google's decision to boot it from the Google Play Store harmed market competition for digital advertising asked the Ninth Circuit to reinstate its claims, arguing Wednesday the lower court wrongly concluded that eliminating a "nascent competitor" in a large market didn't rise to antitrust injury.