E.U. Slams Google With Record Fine

E.U. Slams Google With Record Fine

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On Tuesday, European Union regulators slammed Google with a $2.7 billion fine for squeezing out competition on its shopping platform and presenting information that would benefit Google first.

It’s one of the biggest fines in history, and has set a new precedent in antitrust litigation. To discuss, we’re joined by Mark R. Patterson, Professor of Law at Fordham University and the author of Antitrust Law in the New Economy: Google, Yelp, LIBOR, and the Control of Information.