Google Ordered to Pay €573 Million in German Shopping Suits (1)

Alphabet Inc.’s Google was ordered to pay €573 million ($666 million) in damages to two German price-comparison websites in the wake of a European Union antitrust crackdown on the search-engine giant’s abuse of market power.

Axel Springer SE-owned Idealo, which initially sought €3.3 billion, was awarded €374 million plus €91 million in interest in a ruling at the Berlin Regional Court. Producto GmbH, another price-comparison service that sought €290 million, was granted €89.7 million plus €17.7 million in interest.

“We are pleased that the court dismissed the majority of these exorbitant claims and require the claimants to ...