“The job is poor, and your fees are going to be cut substantially,” Judge Donato warned.
Background of the Antitrust Settlement
The settlement involves roughly 48,000 U.S. developers who earn $2 million or less annually from Google’s Play Store. These developers accused Google of anticompetitively excluding rival app stores from its Android operating system and enforcing high commissions through an exclusive in-app payment system.
Despite this settlement, Google is still embroiled in antitrust litigation with Epic Games. A separate jury ruling in December found that Google had illegally restrained trade in Android app distribution and billing services. That case is ongoing, with Google appealing the court-ordered injunction.
Google Deal Atty Fee Trims : Legal Representation
The developer class is represented by Steve W. Berman and Ben Harrington of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Eamon P. Kelly of Sperling & Slater PC, and Melinda R. Coolidge of Hausfeld LLP.
Google’s legal defense team includes attorneys from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, and Munger Tolles & Olson LLP.
