Majority of States Sue Google, Alleging Search Monopoly
Thirty-plus states sued Google Thursday. Colorado, Nebraska, Arizona, Iowa, New York, North Carolina, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, the Dakotas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia were among them and the District of Columbia also signed on. They allege the company violated Sherman Antitrust Act Section 2.
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The states and D.C. plus Guam and Puerto Rico seek to "restrain Google from unlawfully restraining trade and maintaining monopolies in markets that include general search services, general search text advertising, and general search advertising" in the U.S. The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington.
Google didn't comment right away.