Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 IN RE GOOGLE PLAY STORE MDL Case No. 21-md-02981-JD
ANTITRUST LITIGATION
Member Case No. 20-cv-05671-JD
ORDER RE GOOGLE’S RENEWED
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS
MATTER OF LAW OR FOR NEW
TRIAL IN EPIC CASE
12 After 15 days of trial, a jury found in favor of plaintiff Epic Games Inc. on its antitrust claims against Google. See Dkt. No. 866. Google had moved for judgment as a matter of law at an appropriate stage of the trial, which the Court denied. Dkt. Nos. 825, 831. Google renewed the motion post-verdict under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(b), with a motion in the alternative for a new trial under Rule 59. Dkt. No. 925. The Court denied both motions. Dkt. No. 951. This order provides a detailed explanation for that decision. BACKGROUND The Court presented the background of this multidistrict antitrust litigation in other orders. See, e.g., Dkt. Nos. 383, 588. In pertinent part,…