---
id: "entity-google"
type: "entity"
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "Google LLC"
aliases: ["Google", "GOOG", "Alphabet"]
source_timestamps: ["Reel 08", "Reel 22", "Reel 45"]
tags: ["lawsuit", "tech"]
related: ["claim-klarna-google-lawsuit", "question-klarna-google-lawsuit-outcome", "entity-klarna"]
---
# Google (GOOG)

## Profile

Google is the US technology company that operates the world's dominant search engine and is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. It is a defendant in numerous antitrust cases globally.

## Role in This Vault

Google is the defendant in the **PriceRunner (Klarna subsidiary) antitrust damages suit** filed in the Stockholm Patent and Market Court — the centerpiece catalyst in [[claim-klarna-google-lawsuit]] and the subject of [[question-klarna-google-lawsuit-outcome]].

## Lawsuit Details

- Plaintiff: PriceRunner (acquired by [[entity-klarna]] in 2021)
- Filed: 2022, Stockholm Patent and Market Court
- Allegation: Google abused its dominance in search to harm competing price-comparison services
- Press-reported claim size: **approximately €2.1–2.3B** (Bowen cites $8.3B; the larger figure is not confirmed in public sources)
- Verdict timing: Bowen cites June 26, 2026; this specific date is not corroborated by public docket sources