Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 IN RE GOOGLE PLAY STORE MDL Case No. 21-md-02981-JD

ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Member Case No. 20-cv-05671-JD 9 ORDER RE UCL CLAIM AND

INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

This order gives the reasons for the permanent injunction to be entered in Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC et al., Member Case No. 20-cv-05671-JD. It also resolves Epic’s equitable claims against Google under California’s Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200 et seq. BACKGROUND In the order denying Google’s post-verdict motion for judgment as a matter of law or a new trial, Dkt. No. 984 (JMOL Order),1 the Court discussed in detail the jury’s unanimous verdict against Google and the trial evidence that supported the verdict. In summary, after testimony by forty-five witnesses about Google’s Play Store practices presented over fifteen days of trial, the jury found in favor of Epic on: (1) monopolization under Section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §…