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. October 16, 2023

    Media Cos. Say Even More Access Needed In Google Search

    The New York Times, with support from Law360 and other media outlets, is asking the judge overseeing the Google search monopolization case to allow more access to trial exhibits and testimony, saying the court's efforts to ensure public access are still falling short.

  2. October 13, 2023

    Google Judge Weighs Secrecy, Openness Without Crystal Ball

    DuckDuckGo's bid to become Apple's privacy-mode search engine is among several details that have spilled into the light in the Justice Department's case against Google's alleged search monopoly as the presiding judge allows fewer confidential sessions.

  3. October 12, 2023

    Judge Told Google's Search Ad Changes Hurt Advertisers

    A digital marketing expert on Thursday told the D.C. federal judge overseeing the government's case accusing Google of monopolizing the search and search ad markets that changes Google made to the way ads are placed and reported have raised prices for advertisers.

  4. October 11, 2023

    Exec Says Booking.com Needs Google Search To Stay Alive

    An executive for Booking.com told a D.C. federal court Wednesday the travel site would not be able to stay in business without the traffic it gets from Google search ads, supporting the government's allegations that Google monopolizes the search and search ad markets.

  5. October 10, 2023

    Court Hears Apple Has Flexibility In Deals With Google

    A Google executive said Tuesday during the government's search monopolization trial that Apple has flexibility in its revenue sharing agreements for Google search, but still asks for more during negotiations.

  6. October 06, 2023

    Google 'Very Aware' It Can Hike Ad Prices, Judge Told

    Google's own documents demonstrate the company knows its power to increase search advertising prices without driving away advertisers, an MIT economics professor told a D.C. federal judge Friday in the trial on Justice Department claims that Google illegally monopolizes online search.

  7. October 05, 2023

    Why Don't FB Ads Compete With Search? Google Judge Asks

    Ads on social media platforms are no substitute for ads generated in response to internet searches, an MIT economics professor told a D.C. federal judge Thursday in the trial over Justice Department claims that Google illegally monopolizes online search through contracts making it the default on phones and browsers.

  8. October 03, 2023

    Google Wants Default Status To 'Freeze System,' Judge Told

    The D.C. federal judge weighing the fate of Google's search business zeroed in Tuesday on why the company pays billions each year for default status on Apple's Safari browser and elsewhere, prompting an important Justice Department witness to reinforce government allegations about the sticking power of those defaults.

  9. October 02, 2023

    Preloading Bing Best Way To Compete With Google, CEO Says

    Microsoft's CEO testified Monday that making a search engine the default on a device is the only factor that really determines what a user will employ, backing U.S. Department of Justice allegations in D.C. federal court that Google's default status on Apple devices and all Androids gives it a powerful advantage over rivals like Microsoft's Bing.

  10. September 29, 2023

    'We're On Track,' Judge Says Despite Google's Complaints

    A D.C. federal judge refused Friday to rein in the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers suing Google over its search dominance, rejecting company assertions that the government is improperly extending the clock and potentially putting the trial on a course that will spill over into the week of Thanksgiving.