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EU: Antitrust lawsuit against Google won’t wait for EC probe

By  |  July 26, 2013

Google lost its request to delay the start of proceedings against the search giant in an antirust lawsuit until after a probe by the European Commission has concluded. Judge Peter Roth ruled Friday that proceedings in London will continue as scheduled in an antitrust case filed by shopping comparison site Foundem; Google will be required to hand over documents to Foundem related to the case. Foundem’s complaints accuse Google of unfair practices in the way the company presents its online search results; the complaint was partially responsible for sparking the Commission’s investigation nearly three years ago. Reports say Google requested to delay proceedings on the chance future findings by the European Commission may help Google’s case against Foundem.

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