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Notes that the case demonstrates the viability of follow-on damages actions in EU member states after a Commission infringement finding, potentially encouraging similar cases from other price-comparison sites excluded from Google Shopping in the 2010s. Estimates that appeals through the Swedish Market Court of Appeal and Supreme Court could extend to 2028-2029.

“The ruling opens a template for private antitrust damages actions across the EU after a Commission infringement finding.”