Google to see French appeal ruling on Dec. 16 in Equativ damages case
By Jean Comte ( November 6, 2026, 10:38 GMT | Insight) -- Google will see on Dec. 16 an appeal ruling in a damages action brought against it by advertising technology company Equativ, MLex has learned. The judgment will shed light on whether plaintiffs can seek damages in France for harm suffered in other EU countries. The Paris Court of Appeals ruled in this direction in October in a similar case, overturning the lower-tier Business Tribunal which dismissed a large portion of the claims brought by online ad company Adevinta as they were related to non-French subsidiaries of the plaintiff.The Paris Court of Appeals is set to deliver its ruling in a damages action brought by advertising technology Equativ against Google on Dec. 16, MLex has learned....
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