In re Google Play Developer Antitrust Litigation

  1. August 25, 2021

    Judge Rejects Most Of Google's Bid To Shield Play Store Info

    A California federal court on Wednesday largely rejected Google's request to keep portions of three complaints accusing it of antitrust violations over its Play Store sealed but agreed to shield some information about specific deal terms.

  2. August 23, 2021

    Google Wants Play Store Info Shielded Despite Epic Unsealing

    Google is asking a California federal court for a chance to keep portions of three complaints accusing it of antitrust violations over its Play Store sealed after developer Epic Games lodged an unredacted version of its complaint.

  3. January 21, 2021

    Google Says App Developers Put Crazy Spin On Duty To Deal

    Google defended its push to have Epic Games and other app developers' lawsuits dismissed in a Wednesday filing, claiming the developers sought changes to its app store and in-app payment system that were beyond what antitrust laws required in the effort to have "freedom not to deal" with the tech giant.

  4. January 03, 2021

    Antitrust Conduct Cases To Watch In 2021

    U.S. technology companies are facing a mountain of antitrust litigation heading into 2021, as enforcers push blockbuster monopolization cases against Google and Facebook. Meanwhile, long-running criminal probes in the generic drug and poultry industries are heating up. Here’s a look at the biggest antitrust conduct cases to watch.

  5. December 22, 2020

    Epic, App Cos. Slam Google's Bid To Toss Antitrust Case

    Fortnite maker Epic Games and other app developers on Monday slammed Google's attempt to toss their antitrust claims aimed at the tech giant's app store and in-app payment system, rejecting Google's assertion that they are just trying to force the company to open its store to its competitors.

  6. December 11, 2020

    3 Firms Nab Co-Lead Role In Developers' Google Antitrust Suit

    A California federal judge on Friday appointed Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Hausfeld LLP and Sperling & Slater PC to co-lead a consolidated proposed class action brought by Fortnite maker Epic Games and other app developers over Google's app store and in-app payment system.

  7. November 16, 2020

    Google Says Dismiss Epic, Other Developers' Antitrust Cases

    Google has urged a California federal court to dismiss complaints by Fortnite maker Epic Games and other app developers that took aim at Google's app store and in-app payment system, claiming the developers are trying to use antitrust laws to force the tech giant to help competitors.

  8. October 29, 2020

    2 Years 'Too Long' For Google's Epic Fortnite Showdown

    A California federal judge pushed for a sense of urgency Thursday as Epic Games and Google eye trial over the Fortnite maker's monopolization claims against the search giant, asserting that a two-year timetable envisioned by Google is unacceptably slow.

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