A federal judge has granted final approval for a substantial $700 million settlement with tech giant Google, concluding a major antitrust case that Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings helped lead.
The multistate legal action was initially launched in 2021 when 52 attorneys general from across the country joined forces in a bipartisan effort to challenge Google’s monopolistic practices. The lawsuit specifically targeted the company’s dominance in controlling how Android applications are distributed and how in-app purchases are processed.
With the court’s approval of this settlement agreement, the lengthy legal battle against Google’s app store monopoly has reached its conclusion. The case represents one of the largest antitrust settlements involving a major technology company in recent years.
