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Alphabet and Google, its subsidiary, are currently facing a PS13.6 Billion class action lawsuit
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Alleging they abused their dominant position in online advertising to make billions at the expense of smaller UK companies.
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Humphries Kerstetter and Geradin Partners filed the suit in the Competition Appeal tribunal Tuesday.
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They represent around 130,000 British app publishers and app companies.
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According to the law firm, the company's anticompetitive activities, which are alleged in the suit,
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Have led to smaller businesses, such as publishers and online platforms selling ad space, suffering losses of up 40%.
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According to the law firm, the losses suffered by the companies from January 2014 to date are approximately $16.5 billion or PS13.6 Billion.
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