Alphabet Inc's Google should face every but just one antitrust allegation about its online advertising business which had been brought in a lawsuit by attorneys general for Texas and 16 different states or territories, as ruled by a federal judge.

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 Google achieved the success of its motion to withdraw an allegation
Google had failed to make Castel agree to dismiss three different counts
Antitrust case was one among many against Google and other big tech companies

Google achieved the success of its motion to withdraw an allegation that a cooperation agreement it got struck with Meta Platforms' Facebook in 2018. Therefore, it was an unlawful restraint of trade with U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel who had mentioned that the companies had valid business reasons for the deal.

Though, Google had failed to make Castel agree to dismiss three different counts associated with its market power, although the judge found that some underlying claims by the states have lacked the merits.

Spokespeople for Texas' attorney general's office and Google had not responded immediately to requests for comment.

The antitrust case has been one among many against Google and different other big tech companies which would travel to trial over following couple of years.

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