We are delighted to have had the privilege of representing PriceRunner in an antitrust damages case against Google and of having been given the opportunity to work with Klarna’s/PriceRunner’s excellent team.
On 1 July 2026, the Court delivered its judgment in the competition damages case between PriceRunner (a Klarna company) and Google. The case concerns a claim for damages arising from Google’s abuse of its dominant position in Sweden, Denmark and the UK, based on the European Commission’s 2017 decision in the Google Shopping case.
The Court ordered Google to pay damages and interest corresponding to approximately USD 2 billion. As the Court noted in its press release: “In many ways, this is a complex and wide-ranging case, and although PriceRunner has not been entirely successful in its claim, the damages awarded are undoubtedly the largest ever ordered in a Swedish competition case.” ( Google is to pay damages to PriceRunner – Patent- och marknadsdomstolen vid Stockholms tingsrätt)
We are pleased that the Court also shared PriceRunner’s view that Google’s abuse continued after the Commission’s decision — one of the central issues in the case.
The judgment sends a clear message that competition law provides real protection for those harmed by abuses of dominance. We also hope that this ruling contributes to a better-functioning digital market, to the benefit of society as a whole.
The judgment may be appealed.
You can read and view more here: Google ordered to pay Klarna’s PriceRunner €1.7 billion over search abuse | Euronews (English) and here (Swedish): https://www.svtplay.se/video/eYqorQP/aktuellt/igar-21-00?video=visa&position=79