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In re: Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation
Case Number:
3:21-md-02981
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Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
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Firms
- Annaguey McCann
- A&O Shearman
- Barrett Law Group
- Bartlit Beck
- Berger Montague
- Cotchett Pitre
- Covington & Burling
- Cravath Swaine
- Cuneo Gilbert
- Davis Polk
- Dechert LLP
- Ellis George
- Ellis George LLP
- Faegre Drinker
- Foley & Lardner
- Forman Watkins
- Fox Rothschild
- Freshfields
- Gibson Dunn
- Gustafson Gluek
- Hadsell Stormer
- Hagens Berman
- Hausfeld LLP
- Hogan Lovells
- Hueston Hennigan
- Israel David LLC
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Kaplan Fox
- Keker Van Nest & Peters
- Keller Rohrback
- Korein Tillery
- Kwun Bhansali
- Mantese Honigman
- McDermott Will & Emery
- McManis Faulkner
- Milberg Coleman
- Morgan Lewis
- Munger Tolles
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Paul Weiss
- Pritzker Levine
- Quinn Emanuel
- Saveri & Saveri
- Sidley Austin
- Sperling & Slater
- Stradling Yocca
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Tostrud Law Group
- Tyz Law Group
- Venable LLP
- Williams & Connolly
- Willkie Farr
- Wilson Sonsini
- Winston & Strawn
- Zelle LLP
Companies
- Activision Blizzard Inc.
- Alphabet Inc.
- Amazon.com Inc.
- American Antitrust Institute
- Apple Inc.
- Big Fish Games Inc.
- Bumble Inc.
- Electronic Arts Inc.
- Epic Games Inc.
- Google LLC
- Hulu LLC
- Match Group LLC
- Microsoft Corp.
- Motorola Mobility LLC
- Netflix Inc.
- Nintendo Co. Ltd.
- Riot Games Inc.
- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Sony Corp.
- Spotify Technology SA
- The Walt Disney Co.
- TikTok Inc.
- T-Mobile US Inc.
- Valve Corp.
- Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Government Agencies
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- State of Indiana
- State of Maryland
- State of Michigan
- State of Nevada
- State of Tennessee
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February 02, 2024
Google Looks To Nix Epic's Play Store Win
Google told a California federal court it should toss out a jury verdict in favor of Epic Games in its antitrust case over Android apps, saying the jury received improper instructions and also relied on a flawed view of the market that ignores competition from Apple.
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January 18, 2024
Google Judge Promises 'Hot Tub' After Epic's Antitrust Win
The California federal judge who will determine what relief Epic Games gets after its antitrust jury trial win over Google's Android app market told the parties on Thursday that he'll arrange a "hot tub" hearing with economists to discuss a possible injunction, while warning Epic he won't "micromanage" Google.
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January 11, 2024
Google App Devs' Attys Get $26M Despite Initial Skepticism
A California federal judge on Thursday gave his final approval to a $90 million deal resolving smaller developer's allegations that Google's Play Store policies violated antitrust law, awarding the developers' attorneys $26 million after initially remarking that the case "settled fast" and questioning the requested fee.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.