In re Google Play Developer Antitrust Litigation antitrust case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 3:20-cv-05792 · filed Aug 17, 2020 · Settled

A class of US app developers alleged Google's Play Store rules and 30 percent commission were the product of monopolization.

The case

Defendants: Google
Court: US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket: 3:20-cv-05792
Filed: Aug 17, 2020
Status: Settled
Outcome: Google agreed to a USD 90 million settlement with US app developers.
Amount: $90 million

3 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Mar 24	Hearing: Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins	Hearing	Link
Jan 8	Hearing: Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge James Donato: Motion Hearing held on 1/8/2026	Hearing	Link
Aug 17, 2020	Filing: Complaint filed: In re Google Play Developer Antitrust Litigation	Filing	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Sep 25Telephone Conference Todaynext date	United States v. Visa (debit)Telephone ConferenceActiveAntitrustS.D. N.Y.	Antitrust	Active	Sep 24, 2024
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext date	United States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.	Antitrust	Decided	Jan 24, 2023
Oct 8Oral Argument in 13dnext date	Hachette Book Group v. GoogleOral ArgumentActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.	Copyright	Active	Jul 10
Oct 13Motion Hearing in 18dnext date	Google v. SerpApiMotion HearingActiveContractN.D. Cal.	Contract	Active	Dec 19, 2025
Oct 15Initial Case Management Conference in 20dnext date	EVOX Productions v. GoogleInitial Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.	Copyright	Active	Jul 9
Dec 2Further Case Management Conference in 68dnext date	Gavalas v. Google (Gemini)Further Case Management ConferenceActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Mar 4
Jul 23Filed 64d agofiled	EU Commission: Google DMA finesDecidedAntitrustEuropean CommissionEUR 890 million	Antitrust	Decided	Jul 23
Jul 9Filed 78d agofiled	EU Commission: SAP ERP support commitmentsClosedAntitrustEuropean Commission	Antitrust	Closed	Jul 9

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In re Google Play Developer Antitrust Litigation