United States et al v. Google LLC
Case Number:
1:23-cv-00108
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Firms
- Steptoe LLP
- Christian & Barton
- Davis Polk
- Covington & Burling
- Mintz Levin
- Axinn Veltrop
- Baker Cronogue
- Skadden Arps
- Law Offices of Charles B. Molster III
- Miller Korzenik
- Kellogg Hansen
- Baughman Kroup
- Wiggin & Dana
- Clarick Gueron
- Kressin Meador
- Simonsen Sussman
- Gibson Dunn
- McGuireWoods
- WilmerHale
- Greenstein DeLorme
- Clifford Chance
- Bean Kinney
- Werther & Mills
- Fenwick & West
- Freshfields
- Ballard Spahr
- Mooney Green
- Troutman
- The Office of Craig C. Reilly
- Holtzman Vogel
- Crowell & Moring
- Aegis Law Group
- Baker McKenzie
- Paul Weiss
- Williams Mullen
- Carmichael Ellis
- Dechert LLP
- Sheppard Mullin
- Dykema
- Sher Tremonte
- Baker Donelson
- Orrick Herrington
- Latham & Watkins
Companies
- X Corp.
- Mediavine Inc.
- Meta Platforms Inc.
- The New York Times Co.
- News Corp.
- Microsoft Corp.
- BuzzFeed Inc.
- OpenX Technologies Inc.
- Porter Novelli Inc.
- Group M Worldwide LLC
- TikTok Inc.
- Google LLC
- Vox Media Inc.
- Pinterest Inc.
- Omnicom Group Inc.
- Yelp Inc.
- Xandr Inc.
- LinkedIn Corp.
- Adobe Inc.
- Criteo SA
- Verizon Communications Inc.
- Yahoo Inc.
- Young & Rubicam Inc.
- Amazon.com Inc.
- Comcast Corp.
- Index Exchange Inc.
- Gannett Co. Inc.
- The Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc.
- The Walt Disney Co.
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September 22, 2025
Google Ad Tech Breakup 'Drastic' But Best, DOJ Tells Judge
A U.S. Department of Justice attorney pressed a Virginia federal judge Monday to break up Google's advertising placement technology business, asserting in opening statements that a divestiture is doable and the only way to fully address Google's monopoly.
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September 17, 2025
DOJ & Google Going To Trial, Again, On Ad Tech Remedies
The Justice Department goes to trial next week to try breaking up Google's advertising placement technology business after a Virginia federal court declared the company an illegal monopolist in ad tech.
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September 15, 2025
Judge Says Key DOJ Ad Tech Expert Has Little Experience
A Virginia federal judge signaled trouble ahead Monday for U.S. Department of Justice efforts to paint the sought breakup of Google's advertising placement technology business as technically feasible, asserting during a hearing that a key government witness appears to have little relevant experience to address the question.
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September 08, 2025
Google Tells Judge Not To Break Up Ad Tech Biz
Google has urged a Virginia federal judge not to impose the "severe, counterproductive, and unprecedented remedy" of breaking up its advertising placement technology business, and has pushed its own proposed fixes over those sought by the U.S. Department of Justice in the upcoming monopoly remedies trial.
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September 02, 2025
Google Calls DOJ Ad Tech Expert 'Unqualified'
Google asked a Virginia federal judge to block key U.S. Department of Justice evidence from the upcoming trial in which the government will seek the breakup of the company's advertising placement technology business, arguing its internal analysis on the feasibility of a breakup is protected.
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August 06, 2025
DOJ, Google Get OK For 2-Week Ad Tech Remedies Trial
When Google faces off against the U.S. Department of Justice at trial next month to determine what remedy the tech behemoth should provide for illegally maintaining a monopoly over advertising technology services, they'll each get five or six court days to make their case.
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July 11, 2025
Google Won't Have To Turn Over EU Ad Tech Settlement Docs
A Virginia federal judge refused a request from the U.S. Department of Justice Friday to force Google to hand over submissions it made to European enforcers when trying to settle their investigation as the sides ready for a remedies trial in the ad tech monopolization case.
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June 13, 2025
DOJ Says Google Still Won't Turn Over Ad Tech Breakup Docs
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday told the Virginia federal court overseeing its ad tech monopolization case against Google that the search giant is still withholding documents analyzing a potential breakup of its ad tech business despite an order last month requiring it to produce the material.
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May 30, 2025
Google Must Turn Over Docs About Potential Ad Tech Breakup
A Virginia federal court granted a request from government agencies on Friday for internal Google LLC reports analyzing a potential breakup of its ad tech business, as the sides ready for a September trial to determine what remedies to impose on Google for monopolizing key ad tech markets.
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May 27, 2025
DOJ Wants Google Docs Analyzing Potential Ad Tech Breakup
Enforcers are asking a Virginia federal court for access to Google documents analyzing a potential break up of the company's ad tech business, as the court considers what remedies to impose after finding Google monopolized key ad tech markets.