Alphabet Inc's Google LLC intentionally destroyed employee 'chat' evidence in antitrust litigation in California and must pay sanctions and face a possible penalty at trial, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday.
The consumers and other plaintiffs are challenging Google's alleged monopoly for distributing Android mobile applications, allegations that Google has denied. Plaintiffs have claimed aggregate damages of $4.7 billion.
Separately, the plaintiffs will have a chance to urge Donato to tell jurors that Google destroyed information that was unfavorable to it. He said he wants to see "the state of play" at a later stage in the case. A Google spokesperson on Tuesday said the company has "produced over three million documents, including thousands of chats."Lawyers representing plaintiffs had no immediate comment.
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