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
- Fox Rothschild
- Hagens Berman
- Korein Tillery
- Bartlit Beck
- Gustafson Gluek
- Wilson Sonsini
- Altair Law
- Tostrud Law Group
- Cravath Swaine
- Hadsell Stormer
- Kaplan Fox
- Forman Watkins
- Stradling Yocca
- Morgan Lewis
- McDermott Will & Schulte
- Williams & Connolly
- Paul Weiss
- Faegre Drinker
- Foley & Lardner
- Venable LLP
- A&O Shearman
- Covington & Burling
- Paul Hastings
- Davis Polk
- Willkie Farr
- Zelle LLP
- Hogan Lovells
- Pritzker Levine
- Cuneo Gilbert
- Tyz Law Group
- Scott&Scott
- Barrett Law Group
- Hausfeld LLP
- Benedict Law Group
- Kwun Bhansali
- Munger Tolles
- DiCello Levitt
- Berger Montague
- Winston & Strawn
- Sidley Austin
- Gibson Dunn
- Quinn Emanuel
- Frederick M. Lehrer Attorney at Law
- Mantese Honigman
- Hueston Hennigan
- Kellogg Hansen
- Keller Rohrback
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Milberg PLLC
- Ellis George
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- McManis Faulkner
- Cotchett Pitre
- Miller Barondess
- Dechert LLP
- Annaguey McCann
- Keker Van
- Sperling Kenny
- Kirby McInerney
- Saveri & Saveri
- Milbank LLP
Companies
- Apple Inc.
- Sony Group Corp.
- T-Mobile US Inc.
- Hulu LLC
- Match Group LLC
- Netflix Inc.
- Motorola Mobility LLC
- TikTok Inc.
- Riot Games Inc.
- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- American Antitrust Institute
- Spotify Technology SA
- Nintendo Co. Ltd.
- Google LLC
- Bumble Inc.
- EE Ltd.
- Microsoft Corp.
- Epic Games Inc.
- Big Fish Games Inc.
- Valve Corp.
- Activision Blizzard Inc.
- Alphabet Inc.
- Electronic Arts Inc.
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
- Amazon.com Inc.
- Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
- The Walt Disney Co.
Government Agencies
- State of Nevada
- State of Indiana
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- State of Maryland
- State of Tennessee
- State of Michigan
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Federal Trade Commission
Sectors & Industries:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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June 27, 2022
Google Fights App Users' Class Cert. Bid In Antitrust Row
A month after announcing a settlement to resolve app developers' antitrust claims, Google wants to escape allegations that its policies inflate the cost of apps on its Play Store, accusing a group of consumers seeking class certification of "misconstruing evidence and brushing aside competitive realities."
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May 27, 2022
Google Settles Play Store Suit With App Developers
Google is following in Apple's footsteps with a newly announced deal resolving claims from app developers even as it continues to battle antitrust allegations over the Android Play Store from Epic Games, state attorneys general and consumers who sought class certification Thursday.
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May 20, 2022
Epic's Bandcamp Won't Have To Use Google Billing, For Now
Epic Games and Google reached an agreement Friday that will allow the video game company's newly acquired online record store app Bandcamp to temporarily continue using its own payment system on Android devices rather than being forced to use the Google Play Store payment system.
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December 16, 2021
Judge Questions Feasibility Of October Google Play Trial
A California federal judge sent Google and state attorneys general and private plaintiffs, including Epic Games, back to the bargaining table Thursday on whether the parties can feasibly be ready for an October 2022 antitrust trial for consolidated cases attacking the search giant's Play Store policies.
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September 09, 2021
Google Won't Seek Dismissal Of Epic, AG Play Store Suits
Google will face four antitrust complaints from state attorneys general and private plaintiffs including Epic Games head on, confirming to a California federal judge Thursday that it has abandoned a prior strategy of trying to get allegations over its Play Store policies dismissed.