July 16, 2024
A California federal judge permanently dismissed a proposed class action targeting Google's Maps product, rejecting arguments that the company's terms of service barred third parties from using rival route guidance or places-of-interest tools with a Google-furnished map.
May 09, 2024
Google's counsel urged a California federal judge Thursday to permanently toss a proposed antitrust class action over its Maps product, calling the complaint a "cut-and-paste job" from a 2020 House report and accusing plaintiffs of "trying to gin up an antitrust claim" where one doesn't exist.
April 17, 2024
A California federal judge will not sanction attorneys representing Google Maps customers in an antitrust action for their "numerous and excessively long footnotes" after the lawyers on Wednesday explained it wasn't a tactic for avoiding page limits and promised not to do it again.
April 15, 2024
A California federal judge has flagged attorneys representing Google Maps customers in an antitrust action for submitting a filing with "numerous excessively long footnotes," and threatening sanctions if they don't provide a reasonable explanation to the court.
February 12, 2024
Google urged a California federal judge on Friday to toss with prejudice a proposed antitrust class action accusing the search giant of coercing users of its Maps product from using competing mapping services, saying the plaintiffs' third attempt is "brimming with irrelevant information" and "antitrust jargon," but still fails to state a viable tying claim.
November 30, 2023
A California federal judge on Thursday tossed a proposed antitrust class action accusing Google of leveraging its "enormous market power" to coerce businesses that use its Maps product into paying for other digital services, saying the plaintiffs need to take another crack at presenting a "cognizable tying claim."
April 15, 2022
Google and its parent company leverage their "enormous market power" to impose "staggering" price increases and force businesses that provide services using Google Maps into buying other digital products, according to a proposed antitrust class action in California federal court.