Alphabet (GOOGL) Antitrust Case

A request is made for the court to officially recognize the group of plaintiffs as a class.

N.D. California

Court

3:23-cv-01186

Case number

02/04/2020

Class period Start

01/23/2023

Class period End

05/15/2023

Lead Plaintiff motion deadline

DOJ &amp; 8 states filed an antitrust lawsuit against, accusing Google of illegally abusing its dominance in digital advertising.
$GOOGL price fell 2.09%, damaging Investors. 
Investors suspect Alphabet &amp; its Leaders of misleading.
On January 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice and 8 states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google subsidiary, accusing Google of illegally abusing its dominance in digital advertising and violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. 

The lawsuit alleges, among other things, that “Google abuses its monopoly power to disadvantage website publishers and advertisers who dare to use competing ad tech products in a search for higher quality, or lower cost, matches.”

On this news, $GOOGL price fell 2.09%, damaging Investors.
In recent years, Google’s dominance in this industry has drawn regulatory scrutiny. In July 2018, the European Commission fined Google €2.42 billion for promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of its search results. 
Less than a year later, in March 2019, the EC fined Google €1.49 billion for preventing rivals from being able to “compete and innovate fairly” in the online advertising market. In June 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported that it would investigate Google for antitrust violations. 
In October 2020, the DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging that it had abused a monopoly position in the search and search advertising markets.
Taking all representations facts and lawsuits into account, Investors have reasons to suspect Alphabet &amp; its Leaders of misleading that led to investment losses for shareholders. 

Specifically, Investors may suspect that the Company and its Leaders made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: 
Alphabet used its dominance in the field of digital advertising to disadvantage website publishers and advertisers who used competing advertising products; 
The foregoing conduct was anticompetitive in nature and likely to draw significant regulatory scrutiny; 
Alphabet’s revenues were unsustainable to the extent that they were the product of said anticompetitive conduct; 
Alphabet’s conduct, once revealed, would negatively impact the Company’s reputation and expose it to a heightened risk of litigation and regulatory enforcement action;

Case Type

US Securities Class Action

Case Status

Motion to certify class

Alleged Offence

Misleading Statements,

Failure to Disclose,

Malpractice,

Omissions

Suspected Party

Directors,

Management

Security Type

Stocks

Trade Direction

Long

Shock Event Date

01/24/2023

Filing date

03/16/2023

Lead Plaintiff Deadline

05/15/2023

Judge

Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

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