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Google asks U.S. judge to move states’ antitrust lawsuit to California

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has asked a U.S. judge in Texas to transfer an antitrust lawsuit filed by 10 states in December to a court in California, a state that has more relevant witnesses and documents needed by the company, it said. FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is pictured on a Google building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo In December, Texas and nine other states sued Google LLC in a U.S. court… Source link

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Google asks U.S. judge to move states’ antitrust lawsuit to California

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has asked a U.S. judge in Texas to transfer an antitrust lawsuit filed by 10 states in December to a court in California, a state that has more relevant witnesses and documents needed by the company, it said. FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is pictured on a Google building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo In December, Texas and nine other states sued Google LLC in a U.S. court… Source link

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Google asks U.S. judge to move states’ antitrust lawsuit to California

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has asked a U.S. judge in Texas to transfer an antitrust lawsuit filed by 10 states in December to a court in California, a state that has more relevant witnesses and documents needed by the company, it said. FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is pictured on a Google building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo In December, Texas and nine other states sued Google LLC in a U.S. court… Source link

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Google asks U.S. judge to move states' antitrust lawsuit to California – Yahoo Finance

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has asked a U.S. judge in Texas to transfer an antitrust lawsuit filed by 10 states in December to a court in California, a state that has more relevant witnesses and documents needed by the company, it said. In December, Texas and nine other states sued Google LLC in a U.S. court in Sherman, Texas, accusing the search engine company of working with Facebook Inc in a way that violated antitrust law to boost its already-dominant… Source link

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New twist in Trump accuser’s lawsuit

The US government said President Donald Trump should not be forced to defend a defamation lawsuit placed against him by a woman who accused him of rape 25 years ago. Author E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of raping her, but the government has argued it should be substituted as the defendant. In a filing with the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, the Department of Justice said Trump qualified as a typical “employee of the government” entitled to immunity under federal law from… Source link

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Google Play is unsportsmanlike, U.S. states likely to argue in potential lawsuit

By Diane Bartz, Paresh Dave WASHINGTON (Reuters) – State attorneys general are planning a third lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google, this one focused on the search and advertising giant’s Play Store for Android phones, according to two sources familiar with the matter. FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is pictured on a Google building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo The lawsuit is expected to be filed in February or… Source link

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Google Play is unsportsmanlike, U.S. states likely to argue in potential lawsuit

By Diane Bartz, Paresh Dave WASHINGTON (Reuters) – State attorneys general are planning a third lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google, this one focused on the search and advertising giant’s Play Store for Android phones, according to two sources familiar with the matter. FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is pictured on a Google building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo The lawsuit is expected to be filed in February or… Source link

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Google Play is unsportsmanlike, U.S. states likely to argue in potential lawsuit

By Diane Bartz and Paresh Dave WASHINGTON (Reuters) – State attorneys general are planning a third lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google, this one focused on the search and advertising giant’s Play Store for Android phones, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The lawsuit is expected to be filed in February or March, the sources said, and it would follow complaints about Google’s management of its Play Store even though the company was originally seen as more open about its app… Source link

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Google Play is unsportsmanlike, U.S. states likely to argue in potential lawsuit

By Diane Bartz and Paresh Dave WASHINGTON (Reuters) – State attorneys general are planning a third lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google, this one focused on the search and advertising giant’s Play Store for Android phones, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The lawsuit is expected to be filed in February or March, the sources said, and it would follow complaints about Google’s management of its Play Store even though the company was originally seen as more open about its app… Source link

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