Google tentatively settles U.S. Play Store lawsuit
Tomohiro Ohsumi
Alphabet's Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has reached a tentative settlement over a class action lawsuit alleging that its U.S. Play Store violated federal antitrust rules by overcharging customers.
The lawsuit, brought by more than 30 U.S. states on behalf of 21M consumers, alleged that Google's (GOOG) (GOOGL) monopoly has led to inflated costs and limited app choices.
The settlement details were not disclosed. Counsel for Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) requested that a trial scheduled for November 6 be postponed. The company has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
Epic Games and Match Group (MTCH), both of which have sued Google (GOOG) (GOOGL), are not part of this tentative settlement.
Epic Games in 2020 sued Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) for removing Fortnite
from Play Store over payment cuts. Match (MTCH) sued Google last year over its alleged monopoly in Android app payments.

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