U.S. gov't sues Google for antitrust law breach over online dominance

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google LLC, alleging that the technology behemoth has unlawfully monopolized online search services to harm competitors and consumers.In what can be seen as a landmark antitrust action against a technology firm, marking the first such case since Microsoft Corp. was sued in 1998, the Justice Department said it is again enforcing the antitrust law to "restore the role of competition and open the door to the next wave of innovation."Google immediately criticized the move, saying in a statement that the lawsuit is "deeply…READ FULL ARTICLE