[New post] The never-ending Google anti-trust story: the company could now face civil claims in Europe

Ben Lovejoy posted: " It seems Google's legal woes in Europe will never end. The European Commission has long been running an investigation into whether Google was guilty of anti-competitive behaviour in Europe, which finally resulted in a filing of charges in April and a " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google The never-ending Google anti-trust story: the company could now face civil claims in Europe by Ben Lovejoy It seems Google's legal woes in Europe will never end. The European Commission has long been running an investigation into whether Google was guilty of anti-competitive behaviour in Europe, which finally resulted in a filing of charges in April and a warning of large fines in June. It may be next year – some six years after the investigation began – before the final ruling. A second anti-trust investigation into Android followed, and a third one not long afterwards, this time into its web advertising business. As if all that weren't enough, the NY Times reports that a US law firm and European public affairs company have created a joint venture to help companies file civil claims against Google in the event that the EC finds it guilty of the first set of charges ...  Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | September 1, 2015 at 5:18 am | Tags: anti-trust, antitrust, Competition law, Europe, European commission, European Union, Google, Google anti-trust | Categories: Google Corporate | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-uCN Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/09/01/google-anti-trust-civil-claims-grip/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com