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Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC et al

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. November 07, 2023

    Google's Deleted Chats Draw Scrutiny At Epic Antitrust Trial

    Google's failure to preserve some employee chats took center stage at trial Tuesday in Epic Games' California federal antitrust suit alleging that the tech giant monopolizes the Android app market, with one Google executive conceding that he can't guarantee the deleted communications didn't contain evidence related to the case.

  7. November 06, 2023

    Google Raked In Billions Blocking App Store Rivals, Jury Told

    Google earned billions while harming consumers and developers by "systematically, deliberately, and unlawfully" blocking competition with its Play Store, Epic Games' lawyer told jurors Monday during opening statements in a California federal antitrust trial, while Google's lawyer countered that it "can't be a monopolist" given the strong competition from Apple and others.

  8. November 02, 2023

    Google Loses Bid For Bench Trial On Eve Of Epic Games Fight

    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.

  9. October 31, 2023

    Google Inks Deal With Match As Epic Barrels To Antitrust Trial

    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.

  10. September 07, 2023

    Google Judge Orders Top Execs To Meet Before Antitrust Trial

    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."

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