Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Oct. 19, 2026
Judge rejects $80M fee bid in Google Play antitrust case
U.S. District Judge James Donato criticized consumer plaintiffs' lawyers for inadequate billing records and questioned their contribution to a $700 million settlement largely negotiated by state attorneys general.
A federal judge rejected an $80 million attorney fee request from consumer plaintiffs' lawyers in the Google Play Store antitrust litigation Friday, criticizing their billing records and questioning how much their work contributed to a $700 million settlement.
U.S. District Judge James Donato of the Northern District of California ruled that the attorneys were not entitled to a percentage of the settlement because their proposed class had been denied certification. He also fou...
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