GOOGLE’S LATEST LEGAL BATTLE

The Swedish price comparison site PriceRunner on Monday filed a lawsuit accusing Google of manipulating search results to favor its own shopping service.

The firm is seeking roughly $2.4 billion in compensation for damage to its business.

“We are of course seeking compensation for the damage Google has caused us during many years, but are also seeing this lawsuit as a fight for consumers who have suffered tremendously from Google’s infringement of the competition law for the past fourteen years and still today,” Mikael Lindahl, CEO of PriceRunner, said in a statement.

The lawsuit follows a seven-year investigation into Google’s search practices by European regulators.