Australia Google class action sees parts of adtech claims against Alphabet struck out

By Saloni Sinha ( March 27, 2026, 05:22 GMT | Insight) -- Parts of the pleading concerning Google’s parent company Alphabet in a class action lawsuit over the search giant’s adtech practices are unclear and must be struck out, an Australian court has ruled. In a Federal Court hearing on Friday, Judge Michael O’Bryan found that the class action applicants’ pleading concerning Alphabet’s role in the supply of advertising technology services and the alleged anticompetitive conduct were ambiguous. He ordered that those parts of the statement of claim be struck out while granting the applicants leave to replead.Parts of the pleading concerning Google’s parent company Alphabet in a class action lawsuit over the search giant’s adtech practices are unclear and must be struck out, an Australian court has ruled....

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Australia Google class action sees parts of adtech claims against Alphabet struck out

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