Google moves for summary judgment in US private antitrust case over search services
( May 26, 2026, 23:55 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Google told a California federal judge that plaintiffs in private antitrust litigation have done "essentially nothing" to attempt to prove their claim that the company unlawfully maintained a monopoly in the US general search services market through the allegedly anticompetitive use of default contracts that purportedly “have precluded competitors from providing consumers high-quality search products that are more privacy protective and ad-free.” Google said the judge should enter summary judgment for Google and deny the plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment. "Plaintiffs, 22 serial litigants represented by the same counsel in numerous other cases, have failed to show antitrust injury or damages notwithstanding ample opportunities to conduct fact and expert discovery in this case," Google said. See court filing. ...
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