Google faces likely defeat in appeal against multibillion-dollar EU antitrust fine

  • Google has suffered a major setback in its appeal against €4.12 billion (US$4.7 billion) antitrust fine imposed by the European Commission, with Advocate General at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Juliane Kokott recommending that the appeal be dismissed.   “In her Opinion delivered today, Advocate General Kokott proposes that the Court of Justice dismiss Google's appeal and, therefore, uphold the judgment of the General Court,” the ECJ said in a statement.