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In re Google Play Developer Antitrust Litigation

  1. January 30, 2025

    Google Judge Leery Of Administration Of $90M Antitrust Deal

    A California federal judge overseeing Google's $90 million antitrust deal with Play Store developers expressed "doubt" Thursday about the decision of counsel representing smaller developer plaintiffs to stay with an administration company handling the settlement distribution, two months after criticizing the administrator's work as "the worst performance I've seen."

  2. November 14, 2024

    Judge Vows Atty Fee Trims For Handling Of $90M Google Deal

    A California federal judge overseeing Google's $90 million antitrust deal with Play Store developers on Thursday blasted counsel representing smaller developer plaintiffs and the administration company handling the settlement, criticizing the administrator's work as "the worst performance I've seen" and vowing to trim the attorney fees "substantially."

  3. January 11, 2024

    Google App Devs' Attys Get $26M Despite Initial Skepticism

    A California federal judge on Thursday gave his final approval to a $90 million deal resolving smaller developer's allegations that Google's Play Store policies violated antitrust law, awarding the developers' attorneys $26 million after initially remarking that the case "settled fast" and questioning the requested fee.

  4. June 08, 2023

    'This Case Settled Fast': Google Judge Balks At $26M Fee Bid

    A California federal judge indicated Thursday he would sign off on a $90 million deal resolving smaller developers' claims that Google's Play Store policies violated antitrust law, but balked at their lawyers' $26 million fee request, noting that "this case settled fast."

  5. February 03, 2023

    Google's Antitrust Trouble Is Piling Up

    The U.S. Department of Justice's Jan. 24 suit seeking to break up Google's advertising business adds to a mountain of antitrust litigation already targeting the tech giant. In addition to federal enforcement, Google is also facing cases from dozens of state-level enforcers, as well as from developers, advertisers and consumers, all accusing it of monopolizing various digital markets.

  6. November 28, 2022

    Google Play Antitrust Judge Certifies 21M Consumer Class

    A California federal judge on Monday certified a class of more than 21 million consumers in the multidistrict litigation accusing Google of monopolizing the market for distributing apps on Android devices and refused to exclude their economic harm expert, finding that Google's "blunderbuss" of objections "miss the mark."

  7. November 17, 2022

    Google Judge Sets 100% Claims Goal For $90M Antitrust Deal

    A California federal judge said Thursday he's ready to give preliminary approval to Google's $90 million deal resolving smaller developers' claims that the tech giant's Play Store policies violated antitrust law, adding that he's "expecting a home run" with a claims rate approaching 100%.

  8. August 04, 2022

    Google Antitrust Judge Open To Cert. Of 21M Consumer Class

    A California federal judge indicated on Thursday that he's open to certifying a class of 21 million consumers who accuse Google of unlawfully blocking competition to its app store, telling Google's counsel the evidence "overwhelmingly" suggests common issues predominate and that he's "having trouble seeing why flying as a group is a bad idea."

  9. July 01, 2022

    Google To Pay $90M In Antitrust Deal With Smaller Developers

    Google Inc.'s deal with smaller developers in a lawsuit in California federal court alleging its Play Store policies violate antitrust law includes a $90 million settlement fund in addition to commitments on fees and other issues.

  10. May 27, 2022

    Google Settles Play Store Suit With App Developers

    Google is following in Apple's footsteps with a newly announced deal resolving claims from app developers even as it continues to battle antitrust allegations over the Android Play Store from Epic Games, state attorneys general and consumers who sought class certification Thursday.