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Judge tosses private antitrust case against Google

An Ohio judge dismissed a private antitrust case brought against Google by a tiny company that runs an online shopping comparison search engine.

The suit gained prominence because small company, myTriggers, was being represented by Rick Rule and his prominent Washington, D.C., law firm, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Rule has long been a key Microsoft lawyer on antitrust matters.

His representing a tiny Web company in an Ohio state court--as well as a small New York firm, Tradecomet, which filed a separate private antitrust case against Google--led Google to, at one point, accuse Microsoft of trawling for complaints against … Read more

Google may face antitrust probes in Ohio, Wisconsin

Google could find itself the target of two separate antitrust probes launched by Ohio and Wisconsin, according to a story published today by Bloomberg.

Concerned over the search giant's business practices, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is "evaluating the facts to determine if it's something we want to review," his spokesman Dan Tierney told Bloomberg.

Tierney confirmed the information to CNET, saying that the attorney general's office is "reviewing the facts regarding the matter to determine if there's any action that needs to be taken."

Asked if the attorney general is looking … Read more