The first hearing of Google’s lawsuit against RT, Spas and Tsargrad will be held in a US court.

Google’s enforcement of Russian court decisions “violates due process principles,” it said in its complaint. It wants to overturn claims against the application of the law that would prevent foreign companies from bringing claims against its company outside the United States and Britain.

Artur Zurabyan, a partner at the Art de Lex law firm, says the lawsuit is aimed at blocking the activity of Russian companies in foreign jurisdictions. He believes that the actions of the Americans may be related to the fact that Google’s parent company Alphabet has not previously disclosed information about lawsuits that put its assets abroad at risk in its public reports.

Lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky believes that Google’s management may have taken steps to conceal from shareholders the facts of fines imposed on the company, for example in Russia, or the possible seizure of assets, as in South Africa.

Google’s demands are directed against statements by Russian media outlets on the recognition and enforcement of Russian court decisions in foreign jurisdictions. It is also known that on August 26, the Russian media submitted their legal position to the District Court of California.

On August 23, the Tagansky District Court in Moscow imposed another fine on Google, this time for failure to fulfill the obligations of the owner of the social network. Its amount is 3.5 million rubles.