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. 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.

  2. 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."

  3. 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."

  4. November 20, 2023

    Epic CEO Testifies 'Billions' Possible From Win Over Google

    Epic CEO Tim Sweeney on Monday testified in a California federal trial it brought over Google's Android app policies and acknowledged that while Epic isn't seeking damages from its antitrust litigation, his company could make "billions" if the court blocks Google from taking a 30% cut of its players' game-purchase revenue.

  5. November 16, 2023

    Google's CLO Gets Earful From Judge Over Deleted Chats

    The California federal judge overseeing an antitrust trial over Google's Android app market tore into its Chief Legal Officer Kent Walker on Thursday after ordering him to court to answer questions about its evidence preservation practices, telling him "you of all people should have known that there was no excuse for not preserving chats."

  6. November 15, 2023

    Google 'Tipped Off' Media To Fortnite Bug, Epic Jury Hears

    A Google executive testifying in Epic Games' antitrust suit over Google's Android app store acknowledged on Wednesday that weeks after Epic launched its popular Fortnite game outside the Google-controlled Play Store, Google "tipped off" journalists to a Fortnite security vulnerability — something he couldn't recall Google doing any other time.

  7. November 14, 2023

    Google CEO Denies App Store Monopoly In Epic Games Trial

    Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stand Tuesday in a California federal trial over claims the tech giant unlawfully monopolizes the app store market, contending his company competes "fiercely" with Apple while also confirming that it pays Apple 36% of the search revenue it generates on iPhones.

  8. November 13, 2023

    Google's CLO To Face Hot Seat As Judge Questions 'Culture'

    The California federal judge overseeing the trial in Epic Games' antitrust suit over Google's Android app market on Monday questioned whether the company has an "ingrained systemic culture of suppression of relevant evidence," ordering the attorney in charge of Google's in-house legal department to appear in court ready for questioning Thursday.

  9. November 09, 2023

    Google In-House Attys Joked About 'Fake Privilege,' Jury Told

    Two in-house Google lawyers communicating on an internal company chat joked about "fake privilege" — a practice of unnecessarily involving a lawyer in a matter to make it confidential — an attorney for Epic Games showed jurors in a California federal antitrust case against the tech giant.

  10. November 08, 2023

    Google Offered Epic $147M To Prevent App Flight, Jury Told

    Google tried to "pay off" Epic Games Inc. by offering it $147 million to put Fortnite on the Google Play Store for fear the game-maker could influence other developers to stay off and cause up to $3.6 billion in losses, an Epic lawyer said Wednesday in a California federal antitrust trial.