Federal Judge Grants Approval of $700M Settlement Over Google’s Monopoly of Android App Market

A federal judge Thursday granted final approval to a $700 million settlement over Google’s monopoly of the Android smartphone application market.

U.S. District Judge James Donato said he didn’t see a reason for denying final approval of the settlement, but the Barack Obama appointee raised several issues with the $85 million in attorneys’ fees request by the consumers. The settlement resolves claims brought by a class of consumers and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from all 50 states — along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands — that Google violated state and federal monopoly laws.

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