MILAN, May 9 (Reuters) - Italy's Moltiply Group

said on Friday it was suing Alphabet's Google and

seeking damages of 2.97 billion euros ($3.34 billion) for abuse

of its dominant market position as previously recognised by the

EU Court of Justice.

Moltiply operates the popular Italian price comparison

website Trovaprezzi.it.

Its claim argues that Google's actions hindered the growth

of its subsidiary 7Pixel between 2010 and 2017, favouring Google

Shopping instead, Moltiply said in a statement.

The claim was filed at a Milan court, Italian daily Corriere

della Sera said without giving further details.

An Italian spokesperson for Google declined to immediately

comment.

The European Commission fined Google, the world's most

popular internet search engine, in 2017 for using its own price

comparison shopping service to gain an unfair advantage over

smaller European rivals.

In September, the company lost a final appeal against the

2.42 billion euro fine.

($1 = 0.8894 euros)