Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general announced on Tuesday, Dec. 19, a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about the company’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store.
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store. Google will pay $630 million in restitution, minus costs, and fees, to consumers who made purchases on the Google Play Store between August 2016 and September 2023 and were harmed by Google’s anticompetitive practices. Google will pay the states an additional $70 million for their sovereign claims.
The Tennessee Attorney General said the state will receive part of a settlement from Google over the tech company's "anticompetitive conduct" with the Google Play Store.
In a legal decision that could have wide-ranging implications, a jury has sided with Fortnite maker Epic Games, finding that Google violates antitrust laws with its Android mobile app store.
Australia’s competition watchdog the ACCC has welcomed the Australian Government’s in-principle agreement to new competition and consumer laws recomme.