Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC et al

  1. November 07, 2023

    Google's Deleted Chats Draw Scrutiny At Epic Antitrust Trial

    Google's failure to preserve some employee chats took center stage at trial Tuesday in Epic Games' California federal antitrust suit alleging that the tech giant monopolizes the Android app market, with one Google executive conceding that he can't guarantee the deleted communications didn't contain evidence related to the case.

  2. November 06, 2023

    Google Raked In Billions Blocking App Store Rivals, Jury Told

    Google earned billions while harming consumers and developers by "systematically, deliberately, and unlawfully" blocking competition with its Play Store, Epic Games' lawyer told jurors Monday during opening statements in a California federal antitrust trial, while Google's lawyer countered that it "can't be a monopolist" given the strong competition from Apple and others.

  3. November 02, 2023

    Google Loses Bid For Bench Trial On Eve Of Epic Games Fight

    A California federal judge denied Google's last-minute request for a bench trial in Epic Games' antitrust suit just as jury selection was set to begin Thursday, saying Google expressly agreed to a jury trial and Epic and the court relied on that representation.

  4. October 31, 2023

    Google Inks Deal With Match As Epic Barrels To Antitrust Trial

    Google has reached a settlement with dating app maker Match Group just one week before a California federal trial over claims the tech giant violated antitrust law with its Play Store, the companies announced Tuesday, leaving co-plaintiff Epic Games to take the high-profile case to a jury alone.

  5. September 07, 2023

    Google Judge Orders Top Execs To Meet Before Antitrust Trial

    A California federal judge on Thursday ordered top decision-makers at Google, Epic Games and Match Group to meet in person to try and reach a settlement in their Play Store antitrust case ahead of a Nov. 6 trial, saying Google's recent deal with states and consumers suggests a "breakthrough opportunity."

  6. September 01, 2023

    9th Circ. Remands Play Store Order, Likely To Decertify Class

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday granted Google's request to remand the search giant's appeal of an order certifying 21 million Android users challenging its control of the Play Store after a California federal court order excluded the expert opinion undergirding that certification.

  7. August 30, 2023

    Google Wants 9th Circ. To Remand Android User Class Row

    Google has asked the Ninth Circuit to remand the search giant's appeal of an order certifying 21 million Android users challenging Google's control of the Play Store after a California federal court order excluded the expert opinion undergirding that certification.

  8. August 28, 2023

    Expert's Exclusion Imperils Class Of 21M Android Users

    In an abrupt turnaround that could undo the certification of 21 million Android users challenging Google's control of the Play Store, U.S. District Judge James Donato on Monday excluded key expert analysis that had underpinned the consumers' arguments.

  9. August 11, 2023

    Google Rips Bid To Split Epic, Match Fight From Antitrust Trial

    Google has slammed a request by Epic Games, Match Group, state attorneys general and consumers to allow their antitrust case over Google's Play Store to go to trial this November without the tech giant's contract counterclaims against Epic and Match, arguing that holding separate trials would be inefficient and "disjointed."

  10. August 03, 2023

    Google Judge Rejects Multiple Trials As 'Recipe For Disaster'

    A California federal judge refused Thursday to grant Google summary judgment on multiple issues in sprawling antitrust litigation alleging it monopolizes app distribution ahead of a Nov. 6 jury trial, and warned he won't hold multiple trials on identical claims brought by different plaintiffs, saying, "That's a recipe for disaster."