Google is sued by DOZENS of states for 'violating antitrust laws by abusing power over developers who distribute apps through its Play store' The lawsuit was filed by 36 states and the District of Columbia in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Google requires that some apps use the company's payment tools and give Google as much as 30% of digital goods sales App revenue from mobile phone users around the world climbed to new heights in the first half of this year, nearly reaching $65 billion The suit claims Google 'targeted potentially competing app stores' and ensured developers 'have no reasonable choice' but to distribute apps on Google Play