United States et al v. Google LLC

  1. February 23, 2024

    Judge Won't Reschedule Google's Ad Tech Trial In Va.

    A Virginia federal judge refused a request from Google on Friday to reschedule a slated September trial for the U.S. Department of Justice's ad tech monopolization case, saying the tech giant can overcome a potential timing conflict for its attorneys.

  2. February 14, 2024

    Google Again Targets 'Strategic' Texas AGs' Ad Tech Delays

    Google is hoping a newly appointed special master can finally force a coalition of state attorneys general led by Texas to hand over "fundamental information" it said Tuesday has long been improperly withheld from one of three cases targeting its dominance over display advertising placement auction technology.

  3. February 05, 2024

    DOJ's Google Ad Tech Case Gets Sept. 9 Trial In Va.

    A Virginia federal judge teed Google up Monday for its next big antitrust battle and the first of three targeting its display advertising placement auction technology dominance, scheduling a Sept. 9 kickoff to the jury trial sought by the U.S. Department of Justice.

  4. February 02, 2024

    Google Faces Mounting Pressures In Ad Tech Cases

    A Texas federal judge said Friday that Google would have to refile a dismissal bid aimed at state attorneys general allegations targeting its display advertising placement auction technology dominance, while half a continent away the U.S. Department of Justice eyed a July trial over that same technology in a Virginia federal courtroom.

  5. January 26, 2024

    DOJ Can't 'Lead' Google Ad Tech MDL Plaintiffs' Experts

    A Virginia federal magistrate judge refused Friday to let the Justice Department share expert discovery on Google advertising-auction technology with private plaintiffs pursuing similar antitrust allegations in New York multidistrict litigation, saying from the bench that different plaintiffs must do their own expert work.

  6. January 25, 2024

    Google Says Publishers' Bid Creates An 'Unfair Advantage'

    Google traded barbs Wednesday and Thursday with Gannett and the Daily Mail over the publishers' bid for expert discovery-sharing between their multidistrict litigation, a case from state attorneys general and a lawsuit brought by the federal government, all targeting the search giant's control over advertising-auction technology.

  7. January 19, 2024

    News Cos. Wants Expert Evidence In Google Ad Tech Case

    Media companies Gannett and the Daily Mail, which are part of multidistrict litigation in New York accusing Google of monopolizing digital advertising technology, have asked a Virginia federal court overseeing a related case from the U.S. Department of Justice for permission to access expert evidence.

  8. January 01, 2024

    Retail Cases To Watch In 2024

    A wide variety of cases are likely to keep retail industry attorneys busy in 2024, including high-profile antitrust actions against Amazon and Google, a growing number of greenwashing disputes, and skirmishes between major retailers and their increasingly unionized workforces.

  9. October 16, 2023

    Google Ad Tech Judge Explains Refusal To DQ Paul Weiss

    A Virginia federal judge on Monday explained why she opted not to disqualify Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP from its role spearheading Google's defense in the U.S. Department of Justice's ad tech monopolization case, ruling that there's no conflict of interest presented by its former representation of Yelp and a newspaper trade group in an unrelated antitrust matter.

  10. October 13, 2023

    Google Ad Tech Judge Won't DQ Paul Weiss For Repping Yelp

    A Virginia federal judge on Friday refused to disqualify Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP from its lead role representing Google in the Justice Department's ad tech monopolization case, rejecting conflict of interest concerns raised by Yelp and a newspaper trade group as previous firm clients.