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. March 28, 2023

    Google Sanctioned For Chat Deletion In App Store Suit

    A California federal judge sanctioned Google on Tuesday for failing to preserve evidence in multidistrict litigation from state attorneys general and private plaintiffs suing over its control of the Android phone app-distribution market, faulting the search giant for a default policy to delete internal chats after 24 hours.

  2. March 17, 2023

    Google Wants Play Store Trial To Wait For Class Cert. Appeal

    Google asked a California federal court to put off trial in the pending cases accusing the company of monopolizing the distribution of apps on Android devices until after a ruling on its appeal of an order certifying a consumer class.

  3. March 15, 2023

    Enforcers Say Recovered Chats Show Google Hid Evidence

    State-level enforcers and other plaintiffs escalated their accusations that Google deliberately destroyed evidence by deleting internal chats among employees, claiming in a supplemental brief that the conspiracy goes all the way to the "very top."

  4. 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.

  5. January 31, 2023

    'Why Did You Sit On This?' Judge Slams Google Over Chats

    A California federal judge appeared open Tuesday to sanctioning Google for failing to preserve employees' online chats in high-stakes litigation alleging the tech giant monopolizes the Android app distribution market, saying Google should have disclosed the practice and asking its lawyers, "Why didn't you tell anyone? Why did you sit on this?"

  6. January 30, 2023

    Google Has Deliberately Deleted Chats For Years, Court Told

    State-level enforcers and others suing Google for monopolization over its Play Store policies told a California federal court that the tech giant has been deliberately deleting internal company chats for years and is asking for a slap on the wrist as punishment for destroying evidence.

  7. January 25, 2023

    Google Says Its Doc Retention Sours Play Store Sanctions Bid

    Google has hit back against a motion for sanctions claiming that it failed to preserve significant evidence from its employees' online chats in a case accusing it of unlawfully monopolizing the Android app distribution and in-app payment market, stating that it has taken "multiple steps" to preserve "potentially relevant information."

  8. January 12, 2023

    Google Can't 'Get Away' With Deleting Chats, Judge Says

    A California federal judge on Thursday criticized Google after learning the tech giant may not have preserved evidence from its employees' online chats in a case accusing the company of violating antitrust law, saying if true, "I'm not going to let Google get away with this" without a "substantial, trial-related penalty."

  9. January 02, 2023

    Antitrust Conduct Issues And Cases To Watch In 2023

    The Federal Trade Commission prepares to test the limits of its authority to combat unfair methods of competition in the coming year, as the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers continue pushing aggressive antitrust agendas alongside new proposed class actions from private parties.

  10. 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."