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Ohio Wants Google Ruled Utility Before Court Examines Self-Preference

Ohio said a state court should decide if Google is a common carrier before it addresses the state’s second claim that seeks to stop the company from prioritizing its services in search results. “The second cause of action need not…

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be reached if the first cause does not succeed,” plus it would require a large amount of discovery not required by the first count, Attorney General Dave Yost (R) said in a motion Thursday at Ohio Common Pleas Court in Delaware County (case 21 CV H 06 0274).