Consumers move for judgment in US antitrust suit over Google search deal with Apple
( May 4, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Consumers suing Google over its alleged agreement with Apple to maintain a monopoly over internet search services told a US federal judge that the government’s win against Google makes the company’s violation of the Sherman Act an undisputed fact. Consumers are seeking a judgment on liability and causation against Google. Plaintiffs want a determination that Google violated Section 2 of the law and that as users of Google search, they have been impacted or damaged, arguing that such a judgment is warranted by findings that Google monopolized the market and that consumers were the targets of that monopolization.See attached file. ...
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