United States et al v. Google LLC

  1. September 25, 2023

    Yelp, Newspapers Want Paul Weiss DQ In Google AdTech Row

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP shouldn't be able to defend Google in the government's ad tech monopolization case against it, Yelp and a newspaper trade group have said, arguing that they already hired the firm to provide advice concerning investigations into the internet giant.

  2. September 18, 2023

    Google Ad Tech Judge Explains Why Bias Defense Must Go

    The Virginia federal judge overseeing the U.S. Department of Justice's ad tech monopolization case against Google released a written opinion on Monday detailing her decision to grant the federal government's bid to nix the tech giant's bias prosecution defense, saying Google hasn't presented adequate evidence of government bias.

  3. September 15, 2023

    DOJ Gets Google's Bias Defense Cut In Ad Tech Case

    U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on Friday granted the Justice Department's bid to nix Google's bias prosecution defense in the ad tech monopolization case, but the judge also raised questions about future involvement in the case by the agency's top antitrust official.

  4. September 11, 2023

    DOJ Says Google Millions Of Documents Behind In Discovery

    The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a Virginia federal judge for a partial do-over on the process governing discovery in an antitrust suit over Google's control of the technology powering online advertising auctions, necessitated, the DOJ said, by the company's failure to produce millions of documents on time.

  5. August 25, 2023

    Ad Tech Judge 'At A Loss' Why Google Needs Feds' Comms

    A Virginia federal magistrate judge expressed skepticism Friday that Google really needs U.S. Department of Justice communications with federal agencies the DOJ says are privileged, telling the parties during a hearing that there are other ways to undercut an antitrust suit over Google's control of the technology powering online advertising auctions.

  6. August 24, 2023

    DOJ Fights Google Discovery Bids In Ad Tech 'Rocket Docket'

    The U.S. Department of Justice has pushed back against a pair of discovery requests filed by Google in fast-moving Virginia federal court litigation over alleged violations of antitrust law involving the company's digital advertising technology.

  7. August 22, 2023

    DOJ Fights Google Bid To Depose Gov't Attys In Ad Tech Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday asked a Virginia federal judge to block Google from deposing DOJ counsel as discovery disputes heat up on the road to trial in an antitrust suit over Google's control of the technology powering online advertising auctions.

  8. August 21, 2023

    Google Says DOJ Requesting 'Burdensome' Info

    Google has accused the U.S. Department of Justice of demanding that it provide "burdensome and unreasonable" information at the last minute in the department's lawsuit accusing the company of monopolizing digital advertising.

  9. August 15, 2023

    Antitrust Watchers Are About To Have Their Hands Full

    A deluge of trials and key hearings are slated for the coming weeks in antitrust cases spread across the country, including the first expected trials for monopolization claims against Google, trials in a variety of other conduct cases from enforcers and private parties, and hearings on several merger challenges.

  10. August 09, 2023

    DOJ Answer On Google Ad Buys Could Affect Damages

    A U.S. Department of Justice answer has, for now, mollified Google's questions on the government's standing to seek more than $100 million in direct damages and demand a jury trial in a suit over Google's control over the technology powering online advertising auctions, prompting a Virginia federal judge on Wednesday to cancel an upcoming hearing.