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 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. October 30, 2023

    Google CEO Admits Apple Deal To Be Default Is 'Valuable'

    Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stand Monday to defend the contracts making Google the default search engine on every iPhone and Android device, only to face heady Justice Department questioning over Google claims minimizing the value of default status and the cudgel used when Google was threatened by Microsoft or Apple.

  6. October 27, 2023

    Google Trial Reveals $26B Spent On Search Distribution

    Google paid over $26.3 billion for search distribution in 2021 and $18.5 billion in 2020, according to numbers a D.C. federal judge refused to redact Friday from the Justice Department case targeting the contracts that make Google the default search engine on every iPhone, Android smartphone and Firefox browser.

  7. October 26, 2023

    Google Competes With Amazon 'Every Day,' SVP Says

    A Google senior vice president pushed back Thursday on U.S. Department of Justice arguments that the company has tremendous market power because it competes only narrowly, with one-stop shop search providers like Bing and DuckDuckGo, with the executive contending that on the contrary, Google competes constantly with vertical providers like Amazon.com and Hotels.com.

  8. October 26, 2023

    Google Search Judge Orders More Public Access To Evidence

    The judge overseeing the government's search monopolization case against Google set up a process for reporters requiring quicker access to evidence presented during the ongoing trial after a request from The New York Times and other media outlets.

  9. October 25, 2023

    Shift To Bing Could Be 'Very Costly' For Google, Expert Says

    An expert economist for a coalition of state attorneys general backed their D.C. federal court claims Wednesday that Google deliberately held off on search engine marketing tool improvements for Microsoft's Bing, testifying that creating parity on Google's tool for both search engines could cost it advertisers and revenue.

  10. October 25, 2023

    Google Search Monopoly Trial Shifts To Defense

    It's Google's turn in D.C. federal court to rebut the government's monopolization claims centered around the contracts that make its search engine the default on iPhones, Macs, Android devices and major web browsers.