Google Will Have to Face Search Engine Monopolization Claim

Alphabet Inc.‘s Google couldn’t escape an antitrust suit after a district court ruled Thursday it was sufficiently alleged that the company monopolized the internet search engine market.

Twenty-six search engine users were able to adequately allege they suffered a direct injury due to their inability to access “high-quality search products” with increased privacy and less clogged with ads, Judge Rita F. Lin said in an order. Google’s motion to dismiss the consumers’ monopolization claim under Section 2 of the Sherman Act was denied in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

The plaintiffs say Google uses ...