Bring on the lawyers.
EUrewhere.
Class Action coming?
In the suit filed in a Berlin court Friday, Idealo internet GmbH, a leading price-comparison service that is majority-owned by publisher Axel Springer SPR 2.20% SE, alleged that Google made it harder for users of its search engine to find links to Idealo after the U.S. company started promoting its own price-comparison offering, now called Google Shopping. Alphabet’s European entity, Google Ireland Ltd., is also targeted by the suit.
Thomas Höppner, a lawyer representing Idealo, said the potential damages could increase substantially should the judge accept his demand to subpoena data from Google to determine the exact scale and period of the alleged antitrust violation.
“I’m absolutely convinced that our case will send an important signal to the very many companies that have suffered similar damages. We are talking about a lot of money,” Mr. Höppner said. “Many companies are not clearly aware of the potential for claiming back damages they suffered from Google.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/suit-could-raise-googles-liabilities-in-price-comparison-case-11555056397