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Web publisher sues over Google index exclusion

Google was hit with a lawsuit on Friday by a Web publisher that alleges it has suffered significant financial harm because its site got dropped from the search engine's index.

KinderStart.com, which operates a Web site for parents of children under 7 years old, filed its lawsuit as a class action in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division.

KinderStart.com, based in Norwalk, California, charges Google (Profile, Products, Articles), among other things, with violating its right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution; violating section 2 of the Sherman Act by using a monopoly position to harm competitors; engaging in unfair practices and competition under California law; and committing defamation and libel.(continue at source)



  
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