December 19, 2023
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.
November 02, 2023
A California federal judge denied Google's last-minute request for a bench trial in Epic Games' antitrust suit just as jury selection was set to begin Thursday, saying Google expressly agreed to a jury trial and Epic and the court relied on that representation.
October 31, 2023
Google has reached a settlement with dating app maker Match Group just one week before a California federal trial over claims the tech giant violated antitrust law with its Play Store, the companies announced Tuesday, leaving co-plaintiff Epic Games to take the high-profile case to a jury alone.
October 12, 2023
Counsel for Google, Epic Games and Match Group on Thursday told a California federal judge who'd ordered executives to meet face-to-face to try and settle their antitrust battle over Google's Play Store that no deals were reached — with Epic's lawyer saying "this is not about money."
September 07, 2023
A California federal judge on Thursday ordered top decision-makers at Google, Epic Games and Match Group to meet in person to try and reach a settlement in their Play Store antitrust case ahead of a Nov. 6 trial, saying Google's recent deal with states and consumers suggests a "breakthrough opportunity."
September 01, 2023
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday granted Google's request to remand the search giant's appeal of an order certifying 21 million Android users challenging its control of the Play Store after a California federal court order excluded the expert opinion undergirding that certification.
August 28, 2023
In an abrupt turnaround that could undo the certification of 21 million Android users challenging Google's control of the Play Store, U.S. District Judge James Donato on Monday excluded key expert analysis that had underpinned the consumers' arguments.
August 11, 2023
Google has slammed a request by Epic Games, Match Group, state attorneys general and consumers to allow their antitrust case over Google's Play Store to go to trial this November without the tech giant's contract counterclaims against Epic and Match, arguing that holding separate trials would be inefficient and "disjointed."
August 03, 2023
A California federal judge refused Thursday to grant Google summary judgment on multiple issues in sprawling antitrust litigation alleging it monopolizes app distribution ahead of a Nov. 6 jury trial, and warned he won't hold multiple trials on identical claims brought by different plaintiffs, saying, "That's a recipe for disaster."
August 01, 2023
A California federal judge questioning economic experts during a courtroom "hot tub" Tuesday in a case claiming Google monopolizes the market for distributing apps on Android devices said the economic theory behind the plaintiffs' $10.5 billion damages calculation appeared "slightly exotic" but also "perfectly reasonable."