The Stockholm Patent and Market Court has delayed its verdict in the antitrust case brought by Klarna’s subsidiary PriceRunner against Google, pushing the decision back to July 1. This marks the third postponement since the trial concluded last year, with the court attributing the delay to a high workload rather than any indication of the case’s outcome.
PriceRunner’s lawsuit stems from allegations that Google unfairly lowered the search rankings of competing price comparison services while promoting its own shopping platform, Google Shopping. The case traces back to a 2017 European Commission ruling that found Google had abused its dominant market position, a decision later upheld by the Court of Justice of the European Union in 2024.
During the trial, which ran from October to December, PriceRunner sought antitrust damages amounting to $8.3 billion, claiming that Google’s actions caused measurable commercial harm over more than a decade. Google has countered that it took significant steps in 2017 to comply with EU regulations, increasing the number of price comparison sites on its platform from just seven to over 1,500.
The litigation is part of a broader string of antitrust challenges facing Alphabet, Google’s parent company, including private and collective actions across the U.S. and Europe. Alphabet has reiterated confidence in its defense, stating it will vigorously oppose the claims in court.
Klarna has kept investors informed throughout the legal process, noting the previous delays in April and early June. Each rescheduling has been described as procedural without reflecting on how the court may rule on the substantive issues at stake.