US antitrust case targets Google’s search practices SECTIONS Last Updated: Dec 19, 2020, 07:29 AM IST Share Synopsis The latest US monopoly case against the company came from 38 state attorneys general, led by Colorado, piling on to a separate state case, filed the day before, and one from the Justice Department. Colorado's suit accuses Alphabet Inc.'s Google of abusing its "virtually untrammeled power over internet search traffic." AFP Google also said the suit's goal is to degrade its search in favor of these "middlemen" citing web conglomerate IAC/InterActive Corp, run by Google critic Barry Diller, as one example. On Thursday, after a barrage of antitrust lawsuits, Google mounted a defense of its most valuable business. The response showed it’s not a Ma Bell breakup Google fears, but being forced to alter its crown jewel—the search engine.