App Developers Win a $90 Million Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google

A class of Android app developers represented by plaintiffs’ rights law firm Hagens Berman today secured a $90 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging Google violated antitrust laws and harmed developers through anticompetitive policies governing the Google Play Store. Hagens Berman was the first to file a class case on behalf of developers, led settlement negotiations and patterned the settlement with Google after its 2021 legal win against Apple, in which it secured a $100 million settlement on behalf of U.S. iOS developers on similar claims.

Attorneys at Hagens Berman say Google excluded competing app stores, forcing U.S. Android developers to pay the tech giant exorbitant fees in violation of federal antitrust laws. The lawsuit has been pending against Google in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California since Aug. 17, 2020 when the firm filed with co-counsel, Sperling & Slater.

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