United States et al v. Google LLC

  1. August 07, 2023

    Google Says DOJ 'Refuses To Answer' On Gov't Ad Buys

    Google asked a Virginia federal judge Friday to force the U.S. Department of Justice to answer a key question on whether the government has standing to seek more than $100 million in direct damages, and demand a jury trial, in a suit over Google's control over the technology powering online advertising auctions.

  2. May 15, 2023

    Google Calls DOJ Ad Tech Monopoly Complaint 'Old'

    The U.S. Department of Justice is trying to use mergers Google conducted a decade and a half ago to accuse it of monopolizing the digital advertising realm, the tech behemoth told a Virginia federal court in a filing that called the allegations "stale" and "old."

  3. April 28, 2023

    Google Must Face DOJ's Ad Tech Case

    A Virginia federal judge refused Friday to toss the U.S. Department of Justice's case accusing Google of monopolizing the digital advertising ecosystem.

  4. April 18, 2023

    States Pile Onto DOJ's Google Ad Tech Monopolization Case

    A group of nine states signed on to an antitrust lawsuit filed by the federal government seeking to break up Google's digital advertising technology business based on claims that the tech giant illegally established a monopoly on key digital advertising technologies known as the "ad tech stack."

  5. April 11, 2023

    DOJ Defends Google Ad Tech Case From Dismissal Bid

    The U.S. Department of Justice and a contingent of states pushed back against Google's bid to toss a case accusing the company of monopolizing key advertising technology, contending that enforcers are trying to hold Google accountable for 15 years of anti-competitive conduct.

  6. April 04, 2023

    Wash. State Joins DOJ's Google Ad Tech Case

    Washington's attorney general has announced that the state will join a lawsuit filed by a bipartisan group of eight other states and the U.S. Department of Justice that targets Google's alleged monopolization of the online display advertising market.

  7. March 28, 2023

    Google Says DOJ Has Failed To Show Harm To Ad Tech Biz

    Google asked a Virginia federal court to throw out accusations from the U.S. Department of Justice that the company is monopolizing the online advertising technology space, claiming that the government is mischaracterizing smart business decisions as evidence of anti-competitve behavior.

  8. March 24, 2023

    DOJ, Google Can't 'Do Nothing' In Ad Tech Rocket Docket

    A Virginia federal magistrate judge sought Friday to light a fire under the U.S. Department of Justice and Google as discovery kicks off on accusations the search giant monopolizes online advertising technology, with a schedule meant to tee up trial for sometime next year.

  9. March 14, 2023

    Court Finds Google Case Transfer Would 'Subvert' Congress

    Moving the U.S. Justice Department's ad tech monopolization case against Google to coordinate with similar lawsuits in New York would "subvert Congress' intent" to get expedient relief for the public in antitrust actions, a Virginia federal judge said Tuesday in explaining her decision to deny the company's transfer request.

  10. March 10, 2023

    Google Can't Transfer DOJ Ad Tech Case From Va. To NY

    A Virginia federal judge refused Friday to let Google transfer the U.S. Justice Department's new ad tech monopolization case to New York, where states and private plaintiffs have been waging a similar lawsuit for some two years.

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