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. March 22, 2021

    DOJ Blasts Google's 'Glacial' Pace In Antitrust Suit

    The U.S. Department of Justice lambasted Google for allegedly refusing to cough up more records as both sides prepare for a September 2023 trial in the government's landmark monopolization case, telling a D.C. federal judge that the tech giant has not justified withholding the documents.

  2. February 05, 2021

    States, DOJ Get Depo Cap Raised In Google Antitrust Battle

    A D.C federal judge has granted broader discovery to states suing Google for allegedly monopolizing the search engine market by raising to 80 the cap on depositions they and the federal government may conduct as part of joint discovery efforts in two separate antitrust cases.

  3. February 02, 2021

    DOJ Slams 'Paltry' Extra Discovery Allowance In Google Case

    Google's efforts to limit the U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general to 70 depositions total between their two search monopolization cases amounts to an improper "do-over," the DOJ and Colorado state enforcers told a D.C. federal judge.

  4. January 21, 2021

    State AGs Must Catch Up With DOJ Case Against Google

    The state attorneys general pursuing a monopoly lawsuit against Google will have to speed up discovery after a Washington, D.C., federal judge said Thursday that a proposal to begin turning over investigative materials to the search giant in mid-March was too late to catch up with a parallel Justice Department case.

  5. January 08, 2021

    Google Judge To Sell Mutual Funds Holding Alphabet Stock

    The D.C. federal judge overseeing the dual monopoly lawsuits against Google from the U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general said Friday that he directed his financial adviser to immediately sell mutual funds containing the tech giant's parent company Alphabet Inc. stock "to avoid any appearance of partiality."

  6. January 08, 2021

    DOJ, AGs Get Google Cases Combined For Discovery

    A D.C. federal judge has consolidated the dual monopoly lawsuits against Google from the U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general for discovery purposes, but held off for now on combining the landmark allegations for trial.  

  7. January 03, 2021

    Antitrust Conduct Cases To Watch In 2021

    U.S. technology companies are facing a mountain of antitrust litigation heading into 2021, as enforcers push blockbuster monopolization cases against Google and Facebook. Meanwhile, long-running criminal probes in the generic drug and poultry industries are heating up. Here’s a look at the biggest antitrust conduct cases to watch.

  8. December 18, 2020

    DOJ, Google Looking At Sept. 2023 Date For Antitrust Trial

    The landmark U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general monopoly cases against Google will likely need nearly three years to reach trial, which themselves are expected to last several months and might be consolidated, the parties and the D.C. federal judge revealed during a telephone status conference Friday.

  9. December 11, 2020

    California To Join DOJ's Landmark Google Antitrust Suit

    California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Friday that the state would join the U.S. Department of Justice's landmark enforcement action against Google accusing the company of stifling competition in order to maintain its monopoly position in search and search advertising markets.

  10. December 02, 2020

    DOJ, Google Sent 'Back To The Drawing Board' On Secret Info

    Google and the U.S. Department of Justice must try again to jointly craft a protective order governing the agency's antitrust suit against the company after a D.C. federal judge on Wednesday found that the DOJ's proffered order was too broad and made it extremely difficult for in-house corporate counsel to participate in the case.