Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC et al

  1. April 29, 2022

    Epic Wants Play Store Changes Blocked To Protect Music App

    Epic Games asked a California federal court to protect its newly acquired online record store app Bandcamp from a coming Google expansion of Android apps required to use its Play Store payment system, warning that Google's mandatory commissions and other policies would badly damage Bandcamp.

  2. November 15, 2021

    Google Magnified Safety Risk To Protect Monopoly, Epic Says

    Epic Games revealed new details Monday of "urgent steps" it says Google took to illegally protect its monopoly over Android app distribution by playing up Epic's possible security weakness to scare off consumers.

  3. October 12, 2021

    Google Hits Epic With Contract Claims In Antitrust Suit

    Google on Monday accused developer Epic Games of purposefully breaking their contract, and in formal responses to several cases in California federal court, Google also denied allegations that it violated antitrust law through its Play Store policies.

  4. August 31, 2021

    Google Play Store Cases Eyeing Fall 2022 Trial

    Google and the people suing it for allegedly monopolizing its Android Play Store "are not far apart" on when they think the trial should kick off, but the tech behemoth is pushing for an October 2022 start date while the plaintiffs want to start a month sooner.

  5. August 25, 2021

    Judge Rejects Most Of Google's Bid To Shield Play Store Info

    A California federal court on Wednesday largely rejected Google's request to keep portions of three complaints accusing it of antitrust violations over its Play Store sealed but agreed to shield some information about specific deal terms.

  6. August 19, 2021

    Google Can't Keep App Store Antitrust Allegations Private

    Google can't seal four antitrust complaints accusing it of illegally charging app makers a 30% "tax" on purchases made through the Google Play Store, a California federal judge has ruled, saying that doing so based on the tech behemoth's argument "would leave the fox guarding the hen house."

  7. August 12, 2021

    Google Says Epic 'Sidestepping' Safeguards In Redaction Row

    Google on Wednesday defended its bid to redact swaths of Epic Games' antitrust complaint alleging the search giant illegally monopolized the Android Play Store, arguing the gaming company is attempting an end run around protections for sensitive information.

  8. August 11, 2021

    Google's Redactions Bid Not About Trade Secrets, Epic Says

    Google is trying to use redactions to keep the public from hearing the details of antitrust claims that the tech behemoth is flouting federal law by charging app makers a 30% "tax" on purchases made through its Play Store, Fortnite maker Epic Games told a California federal court.

  9. January 21, 2021

    Google Says App Developers Put Crazy Spin On Duty To Deal

    Google defended its push to have Epic Games and other app developers' lawsuits dismissed in a Wednesday filing, claiming the developers sought changes to its app store and in-app payment system that were beyond what antitrust laws required in the effort to have "freedom not to deal" with the tech giant.

  10. January 03, 2021

    Antitrust Conduct Cases To Watch In 2021

    U.S. technology companies are facing a mountain of antitrust litigation heading into 2021, as enforcers push blockbuster monopolization cases against Google and Facebook. Meanwhile, long-running criminal probes in the generic drug and poultry industries are heating up. Here’s a look at the biggest antitrust conduct cases to watch.