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Google Must Face Most of Texas Lawsuit Over Ad Dominance, Judge Rules
Sep 14 2022 // Alphabet Inc’s Google must face all but one antitrust allegation about its online advertising business brought in a lawsuit by attorneys general for Texas and 16 other states or territories, a federal judge ruled on...
Google Faces Damages Claims of $25.4B in UK, Dutch Courts Over Adtech Practices
Sep 13 2022 // Alphabet unit Google will face damages claims for up to 25 billion euros ($25.4 billion) over its digital advertising practices in two suits to be filed in British and Dutch courts in the coming weeks by a law firm on...
Google Completes $5.4M Buy of Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
Sep 12 2022 // Google today said it has completed its acquisition of Mandiant, Inc. Mandiant will join Google Cloud and retain the Mandiant brand, Google said. Alphabet’s Google said the acquisition will allow Google Cloud and...
DOJ Poised to Rebuff Google Concessions, Clearing the Way for Antitrust Suit
Jul 15 2022 // The US Justice Department is likely to reject concessions offered by Alphabet Inc., clearing the way for an antitrust lawsuit over Google’s dominance of the online advertising market, according to people familiar...
Google Offers Concessions to Thwart US Antitrust Case
Jul 11 2022 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google has offered concessions to change certain aspects of its advertising business in an attempt to head off a possible US antitrust lawsuit, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Google has...
Oracle Corp. Women Stumble in Pay Bias Suit While Google Cuts a Deal
Jun 14 2022 // Women at Oracle Corp. suing over alleged pay disparities took a big step backward, while more than 15,000 female workers at Google crossed the finish line. Under a judge’s tentative ruling Friday, the Oracle women...
Google Agrees to Pay $118 Million to Settle Pay Equity Suit
Jun 13 2022 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit with about 15,500 female employees, lawfirms representing the women said in a statement. In addition, an independent expert...
Google Ordered to Pay Former Australian Lawmaker for Defamatory YouTube Videos
Jun 6 2022 // SYDNEY – An Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay a former lawmaker A$715,000 ($515,000), saying its refusal to remove a YouTuber’s “relentless, racist, vilificatory, abusive and defamatory”...
Texas AG Lawsuit Claims Google ‘Private Browsing’ Mode Not Really Private
May 20 2022 // The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” mode, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed on Thursday, filing an amended privacy lawsuit...
‘Zero-Day’ Hacks Hit Record in 2021, Google Researchers Say
Apr 20 2022 // After a year dominated by high-profile ransomware attacks and supply chain compromises, researchers from Alphabet Inc.’s Google have identified another ignominious cyber milepost for 2021: a record number of...
Google Accused in Lawsuit of Systemic Bias Against Black Employees
Mar 21 2022 // A lawsuit filed on Friday accuses Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the search engine company steers them to lower-level jobs, pays them less and denies them opportunities to advance because of...
Google Boosts Cloud Security With $5.4 Billion Mandiant Deal
Mar 9 2022 // Alphabet Inc’s Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc for $5.4 billion in a deal that could trigger a “ripple effect” as cloud rivals Microsoft and Amazon also ramp up efforts to fortify the...
U.S. Supreme Court Spurns Google Bid to Avoid Shareholder Lawsuit
Mar 7 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Alphabet Inc’s attempt to nix a lawsuit by shareholders accusing the Google parent company of fraudulently concealing a security glitch that left private user data...
Google’s Online Ad Business Targeted in European Publishers’ Antitrust Complaint
Feb 11 2022 // BRUSSELS – Alphabet unit Google on Friday became the target of an antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council over its digital advertising business, which could potentially strengthen EU antitrust chief...
Google Sued by Price Comparison Provider, PriceRunner, for $2.4 Billion
Feb 7 2022 // STOCKHOLM — Swedish price comparison firm PriceRunner said on Monday it was suing Alphabet-owned Google for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion), the latest firm to take legal action alleging the search giant...
Texas Sues Google Over Local Radio Ads for Its Smartphones
Feb 7 2022 // Texas’ attorney general on Jan. 19 sued Google, alleging the company asked local radio DJs to record personal endorsements for smartphones that they hadn’t used or been provided. In the lawsuit filed in...
Arizona Judge Rules Google Should Face Jury in State’s Location Privacy Lawsuit
Jan 26 2022 // Allegations that Alphabet Inc.’s Google deceived users with unclear smartphone location tracking settings should be weighed by a jury, an Arizona judge ruled on Tuesday, refusing to toss out a lawsuit brought by the...
Three States, D.C. Sue Google Claiming Location Tracking Violates Users’ Privacy
Jan 25 2022 // Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy. “Google falsely...
Texas AG Sues Google Over Local Radio Ads for Its Smartphones
Jan 21 2022 // Texas’ attorney general on Jan. 19 sued Google, alleging the company asked local radio DJs to record personal endorsements for smartphones that they hadn’t used or been provided. In the lawsuit filed in...
No Need for Experts in Claims Litigation: Just Use Google Earth, Florida Bill Says
Jan 12 2022 // Insurers would no longer need to hire expensive expert witnesses in some claims disputes, but could rely on Google maps and images to show the age of property damage, if a Florida Senate bill becomes law and is endorsed by...
