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17 Dec, 2020 Author Casey Egan
In what represents the third government antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc. s Google LLC in two months, a bipartisan group of 38 attorneys general from across the U.S. filed suit on Dec. 17 against the online giant, alleging the company engaged in anticompetitive conduct to maintain monopoly power in specific search and advertising markets.
The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., asks the court to enter any relief, as needed, to cure any anticompetitive harm from Google s conduct, prevent any future harm, and undo the continuing effects of past harm to competition. Among other things, the suit asks for structural divestitures as well as measurable conduct remedies.