Antitrust & Trade Reg.,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 1, 2025
9th Circuit upholds Epic's antitrust win against Google
App store restrictions violated federal and state laws, appeals court says in affirming the jury's verdict and injunction
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Thursday affirmed a jury verdict and a San Francisco judge's permanent injunction concluding that Alphabet Inc.-owned Google violated federal and state antitrust laws in the markets for Android app distribution and billing services.
It's a win for Epic Games Inc., which sued after Google removed the popular Fortnite game from its Google Play Store in 2020.
A jury ruled that Google violated federal and state antitrust ...
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