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In re: Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

3:21-md-02981

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

James Donato

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  1. December 19, 2023

    Google Must Add Play Store Options In $700M Deal With AGs

    State attorneys general set a $700 million price on their deal resolving antitrust claims over Google LLC's control over the Play Store for Android apps on Tuesday, under a previously announced settlement that also requires the tech giant to permit alternative billing options that can circumvent its up-to-30% commissions.

  2. December 12, 2023

    How Epic's Google Win Could Ripple Across Antitrust Law

    Epic Games scored a major victory Monday in its crusade to force Google to open its app market to more competition, but experts say the jury verdict could also have implications for other antitrust cases targeting large technology companies.

  3. December 11, 2023

    Epic Games Jury Says Google Monopolized App Market

    A California federal jury dealt Google a devastating blow Monday after just hours of deliberations in Epic Games' antitrust suit over Google's Play Store, ruling that the search giant illegally restrained trade in the market for Android app distribution and billing services and setting the stage for a possible court-ordered injunction.

  4. December 09, 2023

    Google And Epic CEOs Fail To Reach Deal As Trial Nears End

    Google LLC and Epic Games Inc. told a California federal judge late Friday that Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney failed to reach a deal after they were ordered to mid-trial settlement talks, clearing the way for closing arguments Monday in their contentious antitrust battle.

  5. December 01, 2023

    Judge Slams Google's 'Deeply Troubling' Tactics As Trial Ends

    A California federal judge overseeing the antitrust trial between Epic Games Inc. and Google LLC said Friday he's concerned that Google's willful destruction of evidence and "bogus" privilege assertions constitute a "frontal assault on the administration of justice," and that jury instructions in the newly wrapped trial will reflect the company's "deeply disturbing" behavior.

  6. November 30, 2023

    Google VP Describes Stiff Competition At Antitrust Trial

    A Google executive took the stand Thursday in the trial over Epic Games' antitrust suit over Google's Android app store, telling a California federal jury that he woke up every day for a decade thinking about the fierce competition between Google Play and Apple's App Store.

  7. November 29, 2023

    Google's Bid To Avoid Jury Verdict In Epic Antitrust Trial DOA

    A California federal judge on Wednesday said he plans to deny Google's bid for a directed verdict at the wrap of a monthlong antitrust trial brought by Epic Games over the tech giant's dominance in the Android app distribution market, saying, "I'm not taking this away from the jury."

  8. November 28, 2023

    'This Is Solvable': Google, Epic Ordered To Midtrial Deal Talk

    A California federal judge on Tuesday ordered top decision-makers at Google and Epic Games to try a second time to reach a settlement in their Play Store antitrust case as the monthlong trial nears its end, saying the fight is "solvable" and comparing their hesitation to a kid eating broccoli.

  9. November 27, 2023

    Google's Android Monopoly Harms Users, Stanford Prof Says

    A Stanford economics professor took the stand Monday in Epic Games' antitrust suit over Google's Android app store, saying it holds a monopoly on the market for smartphone operating systems and uses anticompetitive tactics to stifle rivals, meaning smartphone users and developers "have suffered as a result."

  10. November 21, 2023

    Epic And Google Security Experts Battle In App Antitrust Trial

    The difficulty of Google's process for downloading apps outside its Play Store is "disproportionate" to any security risk such apps pose, a Harvard professor testified for Epic Games on Wednesday in a California federal antitrust trial over Google's Android app store, while the tech giant's expert called the process "prudent."