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A U.S. federal judge has approved a $26 million payout to plaintiffs’ lawyers who secured a $90 million cash settlement for Android software developers who accused Google of stifling competition in its Play app store. Google agreed to maintain a reduced 15% service fee until May 2025 for app developers on their first $1 million in annual revenue.

This case is part of an antitrust challenge against Google, with Epic Games losing a jury trial over Play store policies. States and consumers settled with Google for $700 million. Plaintiff attorneys will receive up to $122.8 million in legal fees as part of Google’s $700 million settlement.

The judge’s order means “we can now distribute to the class and that the settlement binds Google to a reduced commission which will benefit developers,” said plaintiffs’ attorney Steve Berman. The fees amount to about 24% of the $112 million settlement deal, including $22 million in savings to developers through various reforms. Some class members will receive payments of more than $200,000, and hundreds will receive more than $20,000.

The case is In re: Google Play Developer Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 3:20-cv-05792-JD. The legal fees could top $120 million from Google’s app store settlement and Google has also agreed to pay $700 million to U.S. consumers and states in the Play store settlement.



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