UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. GOOGLE LLC

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Case Number:

1:20-cv-03010

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Amit P. Mehta

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  1. November 16, 2023

    Google Search Judge: 'No Idea What I'll Do'

    An economics expert for the Justice Department closed out the government's monopolization trial against Google by arguing Thursday that if the search giant is right that it really competes directly with Yelp, Expedia and Amazon, it would offer multiple specialized vertical search services and not just a one-stop shop.

  2. November 15, 2023

    User Scale Powered Google Innovation For Years, Judge Told

    Google failed to debunk U.S. Department of Justice assertions about the importance of user scale to search results, a government witness told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday, arguing that data the company provided misses years of trial and error powered by user data.

  3. November 13, 2023

    Google's Defaults Reflect 'Market Outcome,' Judge Told

    An expert economist for Google downplayed the importance of the company's default search engine contracts Monday, telling a D.C. federal judge that choice screens are impractical and that Google's default status on iPhones, Androids and Firefox browsers still leaves plenty of room for Bing and DuckDuckGo to compete.

  4. November 08, 2023

    Judge Told Google Android Helped Innovate Mobile Market

    A former Google executive on Wednesday said in D.C. federal court that the Android operating system competes vigorously with Apple in the mobile device space and that Google's agreements with carriers and manufacturers are meant to help it keep pace.

  5. November 07, 2023

    Google Exec Says It Needed To Catch Up On Travel Offerings

    A Google executive told the D.C. federal court overseeing the government's search monopolization trial Tuesday that the company fell behind its competitors in the travel industry and had to work hard to catch up.

  6. November 06, 2023

    DuckDuckGo Parity Unlikely To Sway Google Users, SVP Says

    A Google senior vice president defended the company's privacy and security track record Monday in D.C. federal court as based on extensive consumer protection and choice, combating U.S. Department of Justice antitrust allegations that a lack of real competition short-circuited key features.

  7. November 03, 2023

    Google Expert Says Amazon, Yelp Count As Real Competitors

    An economist continued Friday in D.C. federal court to defend Google's claim that Yelp, Expedia and Amazon are direct competitors for search, despite intense questioning by a U.S. Department of Justice attorney intent on showing that if that competition were the real dynamic, it would be meaningless for Google to ink deals giving it default status on iPhones, Androids and browsers.

  8. November 02, 2023

    Google Judge Homes In On Browsers And General Queries

    A D.C. federal judge pressed a Google expert economist Thursday to explain why he thinks Google competes broadly with Yelp, Expedia, Amazon and more, not just Bing and DuckDuckGo, when browsers incorporate only general search engines and when most searches aren't "commercial" queries easily placed in a specific vertical.

  9. November 01, 2023

    Google VP Says Yelp, TikTok, Instagram Help Users Learn

    A Google vice president backed company assertions Wednesday that it faces fierce competition from social media and specialized search providers, arguing in D.C. federal court that instead of an overwhelming search monopolist described by the U.S. Department of Justice, Google is just one of many tools users can choose.

  10. October 31, 2023

    Google Search Head Feared Money Was All Co. Thought About

    A Google senior vice president tried to describe the company in D.C. federal court Tuesday as a hub of innovation focused on improving technology and the user experience above all else, only to face Justice Department questioning about his concerns that money was trumping that experience.