In re: Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation
Case Number:
3:21-md-02981
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Davis Polk
- Foley & Lardner
- Kwun Bhansali
- Forman Watkins
- Tostrud Law Group
- Covington & Burling
- Sperling & Slater
- Annaguey McCann
- Quinn Emanuel
- Wilson Sonsini
- Cuneo Gilbert
- McManis Faulkner
- Korein Tillery
- Milberg Coleman
- Munger Tolles
- Faegre Drinker
- Ellis George
- Dechert LLP
- Tyz Law
- Kaplan Fox
- Paul Weiss
- Williams & Connolly
- Berger Montague
- Mason LLP (Washington, DC)
- Hadsell Stormer
- Hueston Hennigan
- Bartlit Beck
- Pritzker Levine
- Fox Rothschild
- Venable LLP
- Hausfeld LLP
- Winston & Strawn
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Keller Rohrback
- Ellis George LLP
- Morgan Lewis
- Zelle LLP
- A&O Shearman
- Mantese Honigman
- Sidley Austin
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Gibson Dunn
- Hogan Lovells
- Hagens Berman
- Gustafson Gluek
- Barrett Law Group
- Scott&Scott
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Stradling Yocca
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Leeds Brown
- Cotchett Pitre
- Cravath Swaine
- Keker Van Nest & Peters
- Saveri & Saveri
- Willkie Farr
Companies
- Riot Games Inc.
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
- American Antitrust Institute
- Sony Group Corp.
- Match Group LLC
- Motorola Mobility LLC
- Netflix Inc.
- Spotify Technology SA
- Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Electronic Arts Inc.
- Microsoft Corp.
- Apple Inc.
- T-Mobile US Inc.
- Amazon.com Inc.
- Nintendo Co. Ltd.
- Big Fish Games Inc.
- Bumble Inc.
- EE Ltd.
- Hulu LLC
- TikTok Inc.
- Epic Games Inc.
- Valve Corp.
- Google LLC
- Activision Blizzard Inc.
- Alphabet Inc.
- The Walt Disney Co.
Government Agencies
- State of Nevada
- State of Tennessee
- State of Maryland
- State of Michigan
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- State of Indiana
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
Sectors & Industries:
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February 02, 2024
Google Looks To Nix Epic's Play Store Win
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January 18, 2024
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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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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.