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Epic Games, Google relief hearing vacated in Australia awaiting settlement approval

By Saloni Sinha ( April 8, 2026, 07:26 GMT | Insight) -- The relief hearing in developer Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit over Google’s app store practices, scheduled to begin on April 7, was vacated after the parties reached a settlement in March 2026 that is now awaiting regulatory approval in Australia. In a March order available on the Federal Court case file for Epic v Google, Judge Jonathan Beach dismissed the proceedings by consent. The relief hearing in developer Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit over Google’s app-store practices, scheduled to begin on April 7, was vacated after the parties reached a settlement in March that is now awaiting regulatory approval in Australia....

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