Epic vs. Google lawsuit

Extracted Attributes

• Case Name

  Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC

• Jurisdiction

  United States District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco, USA)

• Witness Count

  45 witnesses

• Trial Duration

  15 days

• Appellate Court

  Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

• State Settlement Amount

  $700 million (paid by Google to 36 states and D.C.)

• Proposed Settlement Rate

  9% to 20% commission depending on the transaction

• Standard Commission Rate

  30% of in-app transaction revenue

Timeline

• Epic Games files a federal antitrust lawsuit against Google in the Northern District of California after Fortnite is removed from the Play Store. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2020-08-13

• A coalition of 36 states and the District of Columbia files a separate lawsuit against Google over app store practices. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2021-07-01

• Google settles the state-led antitrust lawsuit for $700 million. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-09-01

• The jury trial for Epic Games v. Google begins in San Francisco. (Source: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Document)

  2023-11-01

• A jury finds Google guilty on all counts, ruling that the company maintained an illegal monopoly through the Google Play Store. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-12-11

• Oral arguments are heard by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding Google's appeal of the jury verdict. (Source: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Document)

  2025-02-03

• The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals officially upholds the jury verdict against Google. (Source: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Document)

  2025-07-31

• Epic Games and Google propose a settlement to end the five-year legal battle, including reduced commission rates. (Source: CNBC)

  2025-11-05

Epic Games v. Google

Epic Games v. Google is a lawsuit brought by Epic Games against Google in August 2020 in the Northern District of California. Filed concurrently with Epic Games v. Apple, Epic had challenged Google's monopolistic practices on its Google Play Store on Android devices. A jury trial was held in November and December 2023, after which the jury found for Epic on all counts, ruling that Google violated anti-trust laws in maintaining the Play Store as the dominant storefront with Android, including making deals to ensure apps would be solely published through the Play Store and requiring the Play Store be installed on third-party devices. The court ordered Google to allow alternate app stores on the Android system and temporarily restricted them from engaging in monetary benefits to developers that released exclusively on Google's Play Store. The decision was upheld on appeal to the Ninth Circuit.

Web Search Results

• Epic Games v. Google - Wikipedia

  Epic Games v. Google is a lawsuit brought by Epic Games against Google in August 2020 in the Northern District of California. Filed concurrently with Epic Games v. Apple, Epic had challenged Google's monopolistic practices on its Google Play Store on Android "Android (operating system)") devices. A jury trial was held in November and December 2023, after which the jury found for Epic on all counts, ruling that Google violated anti-trust laws in maintaining the Play Store as the dominant [...] While the jury trial was pending, Google was sued in July 2021 by a coalition of 36 states and the District of Columbia over its app store practices, mirroring several of the complaints Epic had filed under. This lawsuit was settled in September 2023, with Google agreeing to pay $700 million as part of the settlement. In addition, Google stated they would allow selected apps to use a new User Choice Billing option, which lets apps under the group to charge users directly without having to go [...] same day. Epic used this action to file federal lawsuits it had prepared against both Google and Apple in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, asserting their storefronts engaged in anti-competitive behavior.

• Epic v. Google: everything we learned in Fortnite court - The Verge

  The future of Google’s app store is at stake in a lawsuit by Fortnite publisher Epic Games. Epic sued Google in 2020 after a fight over in-app purchase fees, claiming the Android operating system’s Google Play store constituted an unlawful monopoly. It wanted Google to make using third-party app stores, sideloaded apps, and non-Google payment processors easier — while Google said its demands would damage Android’s ability to offer a secure user experience and compete with Apple’s iOS. [...] Google just netted a small but key victory in its Epic legal battle. Last week, the company asked Judge James Donato to press pause on his November 1st deadline to drastically alter its Android app store rules. Today, he did just that, Epic and Google confirm to The Verge, granting Google a temporary administrative stay on all but one specific piece of his ruling. [...] Epic has won again. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will not overturn the unanimous jury verdict from 2023 that Google’s app store and payments system have become illegal monopolies — and it’s pressing play on a previously paused permanent injunction that would crack open Android to undo those monopolies. “Total victory in the Epic v Google appeal!” tweeted Epic CEO Tim Sweeney.

• [PDF] Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

  and Apple removed Fortnite from the Play Store and App Store for noncompliance with their terms of service. Epic responded by filing antitrust suits against both Apple and Google. The two suits proceeded separately. The suit against Apple was resolved in Apple’s favor. Epic’s suit against Google followed. After a 15-day trial involving 45 witnesses, the jury found that Google had violated federal and state antitrust laws in the markets for Android app distribution and Android in-app billing [...] would be decided in a single jury trial. In April 2023, the 2 Google originally set its 30% commission to match Apple’s service fee. Seven months after Epic filed its lawsuit, Google introduced programs that lowered the fee to 15% in limited circumstances. EPIC GAMES, INC. V. GOOGLE LLC 15 court set a November 2023 trial date. But, between April and November, every plaintiff other than Epic settled, leaving for trial only Epic’s antitrust claims for equitable relief and Google’s counterclaims [...] all claims by all Plaintiffs are triable to a jury” (except for certain state law claims) and that Google’s counterclaims against Epic should be tried to the same jury. At this stage, the litigation included plaintiffs like Match that, unlike Epic, sought damages. In July 2023, Epic and Match filed a motion to bifurcate Google’s counterclaims and hold a separate trial on those claims. Google opposed bifurcation, arguing substantial overlap in evidence between its counterclaims and its defenses

• EPIC GAMES, INC. V. GOOGLE LLC, ET AL., No. 24-6256 (9th Cir ...

  INC. V. GOOGLE LLC Almost immediately, Google and Apple removed Fortnite from the Play Store and App Store for noncompliance with their terms of service. Epic responded by filing antitrust suits against both Apple and Google. The two suits proceeded separately. The suit against Apple was resolved in Apple’s favor. Epic’s suit against Google followed. After a 15-day trial involving 45 witnesses, the jury found that Google had violated federal and state antitrust laws in the markets for Android [...] 24-6274 25-303 D.C. No. 3:20-cv-05671-JD 2 EPIC GAMES, INC. V. GOOGLE LLC GOOGLE LLC; GOOGLE IRELAND, LTD.; GOOGLE COMMERCE, LTD.; GOOGLE ASIA PACIFIC PTE, LTD.; GOOGLE PAYMENT CORP., Defendants - Appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California James Donato, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted February 3, 2025 San Francisco, California Filed July 31, 2025 Before: M. Margaret McKeown, Danielle J. Forrest, and Gabriel P. Sanchez, Circuit [...] issues common to the parties’ legal and equitable claims would be decided in a single jury trial. In April 2023, the Google originally set its 30% commission to match Apple’s service fee. Seven months after Epic filed its lawsuit, Google introduced programs that lowered the fee to 15% in limited circumstances. 2 EPIC GAMES, INC. V. GOOGLE LLC 15 court set a November 2023 trial date. But, between April and November, every plaintiff other than Epic settled, leaving for trial only Epic’s antitrust

• Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google say they're settling 5-year ...

  Epic Games filed lawsuits targeting Google's Play Store as well as Apple's iPhone app store in 2020 in an attempt to bypass exclusive payment processing systems that charged 15% to 30% commissions on in-app transactions. The settlement agreement proposed Tuesday calls for Google to limit those payments to between 9% and 20%, depending on the transaction. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney called the settlement an "awesome proposal" in a social media post. A hearing is set for Thursday.