In re Google Play Developer Antitrust Litigation

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 IN RE GOOGLE PLAY DEVELOPER Case No. 20-cv-05792-JD

ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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ORDER RE FINAL APPROVAL,

9 ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS, AND

INCENTIVE AWARDS

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12 This antitrust action brought against Google by app developers is a member case in the 13 multidistrict litigation, In re Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 21-md-02981-JD. 14 The developer plaintiffs reached a proposed class settlement with the Google defendants (Google), 15 which the Court has preliminarily approved. Dkt. No. 233.1 Following a final approval hearing, 16 Dkt. No. 263, this order now resolves the developer plaintiffs’ motion for final settlement 17 approval, Dkt. No. 252, and their motion for attorneys’ fees, reimbursement of expenses, and 18 service awards, Dkt. No. 240.2 19 DISCUSSION 20 I. FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT 21 The Court confirms the certification of this class for settlement purposes only, pursuant to 22 Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of…