联邦法官暂驳Google Play和解案8500万美元律师费申请：账目不清、和解非一家之功
旧金山 — 美国加州北区联邦地区法官詹姆斯·多纳托10月15日裁定，暂时驳回消费者律师在Google Play反垄断和解案中提出的8500万美元律师费申请，理由是其提交的账目记录不足。据路透社报道，多纳托在裁定中表示，律师提交的材料几乎没有说明做了哪些工作、出于什么目的。
多纳托同时指出，这笔6.3亿美元的和解并非消费者律师独力达成，全部50个州及其他政府实体的律师都参与了促成和解的诉讼。他给予原告律师再次提交材料、说服法院批准费用的机会。此次申请的8500万美元，相当于6.3亿美元消费者和解基金的13.5%。
该案指控谷歌通过限制安卓设备上的应用分发及应用内交易收费，向Play商店用户多收费用。谷歌于2023年同意支付6.3亿美元设立消费者和解基金，另行支付7000万美元至各州管理的基金；谷歌否认存在不当行为。消费者方首席律师吉乌利亚内利（Karma Giulianelli）与南（Hae Sung Nam）未立即回应置评请求，谷歌亦未立即回应。（GSM 据路透社报道）
Judge Rebuffs $85 Million Fee Request in Google Play Antitrust Settlement, for Now
San Francisco — U.S. District Judge James Donato on October 15 rejected for now a request by consumer lawyers for $85 million in legal fees from the $630 million Google Play antitrust settlement, saying the attorneys failed to provide sufficiently detailed billing records, according to Reuters. Donato said the material submitted offered little information about what work was done and for what purpose.
Donato also questioned whether the consumer lawyers alone were responsible for obtaining the settlement, noting that attorneys representing all 50 states and other government entities participated in the litigation leading to the deal. He gave the plaintiffs another chance to persuade him to award the fees. The $85 million request amounts to 13.5% of the $630 million consumer settlement fund.
Google was accused of overcharging Play Store customers through restrictions on app distribution on Android devices and fees for in-app transactions. The company agreed in 2023 to pay $630 million into a consumer settlement fund and $70 million into a separate fund managed by the states; Google denied wrongdoing. Lead consumer attorneys Karma Giulianelli of Bartlit Beck and Hae Sung Nam of Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and Google did not immediately respond either. (GSM, via Reuters)
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