Facts

In this case, various plaintiffs, including a majority of states' attorneys general, brought consumer protection and antitrust claims against the Google Play Store, and the cases were consolidated into a multi-district litigation for centralized proceedings in the Northern District.

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs contended that Google had monopolized the application distribution market for the Android operating system. The plaintiffs contended that Google required all app developers to use its platform for distribution and for payment processing; and that it charged unreasonable and monopolistic fees of roughly 30 percent for processing payments for in-app purchases. The plaintiffs argued that Google's conduct established an unlawful monopoly over Android app distribution; that it engaged in unreasonable restraints of trade by doing so; that Google unlawfully required using the Google Play marketplace to Google Play billing; that Google monopolized in-app payment processing and engaged in unreasonable restraints of trade in doing so.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: The defendants denied any wrongdoing or liability.

Result

The parties agreed to a settlement fund of $630,000,000 to settle the consumers' claims, as well as a States' Monetary Fund of $70,000,000 to be distributed directly to States, for a total of $700 million.