Google faces $8.3B lawsuit over EU shopping service bias
Pricerunner, a Klarna-owned price comparison site, is suing Google for SEK 77 billion ($8.3 billion) in Stockholm's Patent and Market Court.
Pricerunner claims Google unfairly promoted its own shopping service in search results, violating EU antitrust laws—a move already called out by the European Commission in 2017 and confirmed by the Court of Justice in 2024.
Case could set precedent for private antitrust lawsuits in Sweden
Pricerunner first sought damages up to 2017 but raised the amount for ongoing harm and interest.
The trial, which began on October 20, 2025, will dig into Google's conduct and what it might owe.
Google says it's played fair since 2017, letting over 1,500 comparison sites access its shopping platform (up from just seven before).
The case could set a new standard for private antitrust lawsuits in Sweden, with the trial scheduled to last until December 19, 2025.