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Epic Games v. Google

A jury found Google had unlawfully kept monopoly power in Android app distribution and in-app billing; the Ninth Circuit affirmed on 31 July 2025 and Google’s Supreme Court petition was dismissed on 9 March 2026. A settlement proposed in November 2025 was withdrawn on 15 July 2026, a class-action news site reports.

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2020 – 9 Mar 2026

A jury found Google had unlawfully kept monopoly power in Android app distribution and in-app billing; the Ninth Circuit affirmed on 31 July 2025 and Google’s Supreme Court petition was dismissed on 9 March 2026. A settlement proposed in November 2025 was withdrawn on 15 July 2026, a class-action news site reports.

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  • Epic Games plaintiff; won at trial and on appeal; the news report says it withdrew a proposed settlement with Google on 15 July 2026 Primary record 12
  • Google defendant; lost at trial and on appeal Primary record 1
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed Primary record 1
  • U.S. Supreme Court Google’s petition for review was dismissed on 9 March 2026 on the parties’ joint stipulation Scholarship & press 3
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  1. 2020 – 9 Mar 2026 Epic Games v. Google
Proof 3 sources
  1. Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC (In re Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation), Opinion, No. 24-6256 (9th Cir., 31 July 2025), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 31 Jul 2025. Primary record
    The jury found that Epic had proven the relevant product markets for Android app distribution and Android in-app billing services and a relevant geographic market of “worldwide excluding China.”
    The panel affirmed a jury verdict and the district court’s entry of a permanent injunction against Google in Epic
    The panel rejected Google’s claim that a decision in Apple’s favor in a lawsuit Epic filed at the same time against Apple precludes Epic from defining the market differently in this case.
  2. Epic & Google Dropped Their Play Store Deal — What Changed, Open Class Actions, 1 Sep 2026. Scholarship & press
    Epic Games and Google jointly withdrew their proposed Play Store antitrust settlement on July 15, 2026
  3. Google LLC v. Epic Games, Inc. (25-521), SCOTUSblog, 2 Nov 2026. Scholarship & press
    Mar 9, 2026 Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
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