Alphabet Inc.'s Google is confronting at least €12 billion in civil damage claims across Europe, stemming from lawsuits filed by dozens of price comparison websites in seven countries including the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. These claims follow a 2017 European Commission ruling that fined Google €2.4 billion for abusing its market dominance by favoring its own shopping service in search results. The lawsuits allege that Google's practices led to the unfair diversion of web traffic and profits away from these comparison sites, effectively stealing their customers. Notable among the claimants are Trovaprezzi in Italy, Pricerunner in Sweden, and Kelkoo in the UK, with claims ranging from €290 million to €2.97 billion in cities like London, Berlin, and Amsterdam. Google has contested these claims, asserting that it has made changes to its search algorithms since the 2017 ruling to benefit comparison shopping sites. The company maintains that it has complied with the EU's requirements and that the industry has seen positive developments as a result.