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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, 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."

  2. November 18, 2022

    Hearing Set For Sanctions Bid In Google Play Store Case

    The California federal court overseeing antitrust litigation over Google's Play Store policies has called for an evidentiary hearing in January on a bid to sanction the tech giant for automatically deleting internal employee chats.

  3. November 15, 2022

    Sanctions Bid Pushed In Google Play Antitrust Case

    State attorneys general and others targeting Google's Play Store dominance have reupped their bid for sanctions in litigation against the tech giant, arguing that Google's reasoning for automatically deleting internal employee chats does not "remotely pass muster."

  4. November 04, 2022

    Google Fights Sanctions Bid In Play Store Case

    Google told a California federal court it has done enough to preserve employee chats and should not be sanctioned in a case from state attorneys general and others alleging the tech giant's Play Store policies violate antitrust law.

  5. October 28, 2022

    Off Beat: Scoldings, Supreme Court & More For IP Attorneys

    While tracking cases related to their own practice, intellectual property attorneys may not have seen that, elsewhere in law, judges have cracked down on attorneys acting poorly, a new justice heard her first oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court and satirical news site The Onion made a plea to the high court in support of parody. Here, Law360 breaks down why seemingly irrelevant developments are worth your time.

  6. October 24, 2022

    Google Says Epic, Match Want To Transform Play Store Suits

    Google is pushing back against a bid by Epic Games and Match Group to add claims to their Play Store antitrust suits, saying the developers are trying to introduce a new theory based on allegations already included in the case.

  7. October 14, 2022

    Google Accused Of Destroying Evidence In Play Store Case

    State attorneys general and others alleging that Google's Play Store policies violate antitrust law have asked a California federal court to sanction the tech giant, contending that it failed to preserve communications between its employees during the litigation.

  8. October 11, 2022

    Epic, Match Look To Add Claims Against Google Play Store

    Epic Games and Match Group have asked to add claims to their suits accusing Google of violating antitrust law through its Play Store policies over allegations that the search giant made payments to keep competing app stores off Android devices.

  9. August 04, 2022

    Google Antitrust Judge Open To Cert. Of 21M Consumer Class

    A California federal judge indicated on Thursday that he's open to certifying a class of 21 million consumers who accuse Google of unlawfully blocking competition to its app store, telling Google's counsel the evidence "overwhelmingly" suggests common issues predominate and that he's "having trouble seeing why flying as a group is a bad idea."

  10. July 19, 2022

    Google Antitrust Judge Jumps Into Rare 'Hot Tub' Hearing

    A California federal judge peppered economic experts with questions Tuesday during a rare "hot tub" hearing over a proposed antitrust class action for potentially 90 million consumers accusing Google of unlawfully blocking competition to its Google Play app store and levying excessive fees on developers that were passed on to consumers.