Google Wins Ruling in California Digital Maps Antitrust Case

Jul 16, 2024, 08:25 PM

Alphabet's Google has won a ruling in a California federal court dismissing a proposed class action antitrust lawsuit. The lawsuit claimed that Google too tightly restricted how customers use its digital-mapping products, causing them to pay higher prices. The plaintiff class included businesses, application developers, and individual purchasers. The court permanently dismissed arguments that terms of service barred third parties from using rival route guidance or places-of-interest tools with a Google-furnished map.