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Nine More States Join Federal Lawsuit Against Google Over Ad Tech

Nine states, including Michigan and Nebraska, have joined a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google which alleges the search and advertising company broke antitrust law in running its digital advertising business, the department said on Monday. The states …

Google Asks Judge to Toss Antitrust Lawsuit, Says a ‘Superior Product’ Is Not Unlawful

Google argued Thursday that the U.S. Justice Department’s allegations that it broke antitrust law to build and maintain its dominance of search are flawed and that its lawsuit should be thrown out. The government, which filed its lawsuit in the …

Alphabet Seeks Dismissal of Antitrust Lawsuit Over Google’s Online Ads

Google parent Alphabet asked a U.S. federal judge on Monday to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit alleging that the search giant illegally abused its dominance of online advertising. The government, which filed the ad tech lawsuit in January along with …

JetBlue’s $3.8 Billion Spirit Deal Challenged in DOJ Antitrust Suit

The US Justice Department challenged JetBlue Airways Corp.’s $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines Inc. Tuesday, filing an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block the deal. In a complaint filed in federal court in Boston, the Justice Department said the combination …

US Targets Google’s Online Ad Business Monopoly in Latest Big Tech Lawsuit

The US Justice Department accused Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday of abusing its dominance in digital advertising, threatening to dismantle a key business at the heart of one of Silicon Valley’s most successful internet companies. The government said Google should …

Google Sued in UK by 130,000 Alleged Victims of Its Online Advertising Dominance

Google and its parent Alphabet Inc. were sued in a UK court over alleged antitrust abuses in a group claim by 130,000 businesses that argues the tech giant’s approach to advertising that may have cost companies billions of pounds in …

Google Play Fee Suit by Consumers Grows to 21 Million Users

Google now faces more than 21 million customers, instead of just a handful, in a lawsuit alleging its app store collects exorbitant fees. A federal judge exponentially increased the Alphabet Inc. unit’s damages exposure by granting class-action status Monday in …

U.S. States Ask Appeals Court to Reinstate Facebook Lawsuit

A big group of U.S. states, led by New York, argued to an appeals court Monday that it should reinstate an antitrust lawsuit against Meta’s Facebook because of ongoing harm from the company’s actions and because the states had not …

Google Faces Damages Claims of $25.4B in UK, Dutch Courts Over Adtech Practices

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 …

Apple Sued Over Antitrust Violations Involving Apple Pay

Apple Inc. was sued on Monday in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet. According to a complaint …