Alphabet Inc’s Google LLC intentionally destroyed employee “chat” evidence in antitrust lawsuits in California and must pay penalties and face possible punishment at trial, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco said in his ruling that Google was “remarkably derelict” in its obligations to preserve documents. The verdict is part of a multidistrict litigation that includes a consumer class action of up to 21 million residents; 38 states and the District of Columbia; and companies such as Epic Games Inc and Match Group…

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