Unlockd Media, Inc. Liquidation Trust v. Google LLC et al

  1. March 21, 2025

    Unlockd To Take Google Antitrust Battle To 9th Circ.

    Defunct advertising app maker Unlockd is hoping the Ninth Circuit will revive its antitrust suit accusing Google of allowing the then-up-and-coming business to build a reliance on Google platforms and then cutting it off once it became a threat.

  2. February 21, 2025

    'Unsupported Conclusions' Doom Ad App Suit Against Google

    A California federal judge has permanently tossed an antitrust suit accusing Google of kicking a now-defunct advertising app maker out of the Play Store in order to squelch a potential digital advertising rival, finding that the act alone was not enough to show harm to the market from the alleged monopolization.

  3. December 12, 2023

    Google Looks To Toss Renewed Claims From Defunct Ad App

    Google is asking a California federal judge to toss an app developer's amended antitrust dispute, saying the founders of the Unlockd app — who first brought suit in 2021 — are merely repeating the claims from their first unsuccessful complaint with allegations from the Justice Department's antitrust suit tacked on.

  4. September 25, 2023

    Google Gets Bankrupt App's Antitrust Claims Tossed For Now

    A California federal court tossed defunct digital advertising company Unlockd's antitrust suit against Google but will give the company a chance to amend claims that the tech giant hurt competition by removing its app from the Play Store and driving it into bankruptcy.