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
- Annaguey McCann
- A&O Shearman
- Barrett Law Group
- Bartlit Beck
- Berger Montague
- Cotchett Pitre
- Covington & Burling
- Cravath Swaine
- Cuneo Gilbert
- Davis Polk
- Dechert LLP
- Ellis George
- Ellis George LLP
- Faegre Drinker
- Foley & Lardner
- Forman Watkins
- Fox Rothschild
- Gibson Dunn
- Gustafson Gluek
- Hadsell Stormer
- Hagens Berman
- Hausfeld LLP
- Hogan Lovells
- Hueston Hennigan
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Kaplan Fox
- Keker Van Nest & Peters
- Keller Rohrback
- Korein Tillery
- Kwun Bhansali
- Mantese Honigman
- Mason LLP (Washington, DC)
- McDermott Will & Emery
- McManis Faulkner
- Milberg Coleman
- Morgan Lewis
- Munger Tolles
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Paul Weiss
- Pritzker Levine
- Quinn Emanuel
- Saveri & Saveri
- Sidley Austin
- Sperling & Slater
- Sterlington PLLC
- Stradling Yocca
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Tostrud Law Group
- Tyz Law
- Venable LLP
- Williams & Connolly
- Willkie Farr
- Wilson Sonsini
- Winston & Strawn
- Zelle LLP
Companies
- Activision Blizzard Inc.
- Alphabet Inc.
- Amazon.com Inc.
- American Antitrust Institute
- Apple Inc.
- Big Fish Games Inc.
- Bumble Inc.
- EE Ltd.
- Electronic Arts Inc.
- Epic Games Inc.
- Google LLC
- Hulu LLC
- Match Group LLC
- Microsoft Corp.
- Motorola Mobility LLC
- Netflix Inc.
- Nintendo Co. Ltd.
- Riot Games Inc.
- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Sony Group Corp.
- Spotify Technology SA
- The Walt Disney Co.
- TikTok Inc.
- T-Mobile US Inc.
- Valve Corp.
- Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Government Agencies
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- State of Indiana
- State of Maryland
- State of Michigan
- State of Nevada
- State of Tennessee
Sectors & Industries:
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October 12, 2023
'This Is Not About Money': Google, Epic Execs Fail To Settle
Counsel for Google, Epic Games and Match Group on Thursday told a California federal judge who'd ordered executives to meet face-to-face to try and settle their antitrust battle over Google's Play Store that no deals were reached — with Epic's lawyer saying "this is not about money."
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October 06, 2023
Google Says Play Store Case Shouldn't Be All About Chats
Google urged the California federal judge presiding over a multidistrict antitrust case targeting its Play Store contracts not to instruct jurors about a side dispute over missing chats among employees, saying that would make the case all about the missing messages.
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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."
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September 06, 2023
Google Nears Deal With Play Store Users, AGs Ahead Of Trial
Alphabet and Google have reached a tentative settlement with a group of state attorneys general and a proposed consumer class in antitrust litigation claiming Google unlawfully controls the apps offered on Android devices, leaving Epic Games and Match Group to proceed alone against the tech giant in an upcoming trial.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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August 15, 2023
Antitrust Watchers Are About To Have Their Hands Full
A deluge of trials and key hearings are slated for the coming weeks in antitrust cases spread across the country, including the first expected trials for monopolization claims against Google, trials in a variety of other conduct cases from enforcers and private parties, and hearings on several merger challenges.
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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."
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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."