07:21 AM EDT, 10/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google ( GOOG ) on Friday was granted a stay of a court order demanding it open its Play store to other apps' payment methods pending consideration of its appeal.

But US District Court Judge James Donato rejected Google's ( GOOG ) request for a broader halt pending the appeal because the company has failed to show either the likelihood of success of the appeal or any public interest, a court ruling said.

The case stems from a lawsuit filed by Epic Games alleging Google ( GOOG ) maintains an illegal monopoly position over Android platform in-app payment methods.

Google ( GOOG ) did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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