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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May 06, 2025
Google Calls Proposed Ad Tech Breakup 'Unworkable'
Google has told a Virginia federal court that fixes being proposed by enforcers in the ad tech monopolization case calling for the sale of its ad exchange and publisher-side tool are legally inappropriate and practically "unworkable."
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May 02, 2025
Ad Tech Judge Mulls Possible Google Exchange Divestiture
A Virginia federal judge expressed interest Friday in potentially forcing Google to divest a key piece of its advertising placement technology business, while voicing reservations with a U.S. Department of Justice proposal to also force another sale to address the search giant's ad tech monopoly.
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April 25, 2025
Google Ad Tech Judge Wants To Get Moving On Remedies
The Virginia federal judge overseeing the government's ad tech monopolization case against Google issued an order on Friday calling for a hearing over her concerns about the length of time the sides are requesting to prepare for a trial to determine potential remedies.
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April 18, 2025
Google May See Some Light In The Ad Tech Ruling
The ruling this week in the U.S. Department of Justice's ad tech monopolization case against Google was a major victory but not a total win for the government, and it raises questions about what the fix should be, especially with a trial looming over remedies in a separate case over search.
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April 17, 2025
Judge Rules Google Monopolized Ad Tech In 2nd Win For DOJ
A Virginia federal judge on Thursday handed the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division its second seminal win against Google, ruling that the search giant has illegally monopolized markets for display advertising placement technology.
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January 01, 2025
Google, Meta In The Antitrust Crosshairs For 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission enter 2025 with an unusual distinction on the horizon: Both will spend April in D.C. federal court against technology giants as the DOJ seeks to break up Google and the FTC kick-starts a monopolization trial against Meta Platforms.
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November 25, 2024
Ad Tech Judge Says Google 'Completely Different' From Amex
The Virginia federal judge weighing the fate of Google's display advertising placement business cast doubt Monday on a key element of the company's defense, asserting during closing arguments that the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Amex decision, requiring consideration of two-sided markets, is far removed from Google's ad tech stack.
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October 01, 2024
Google Ad Tech Trial: 15 Days On The Rocket Docket
The Justice Department wrapped an extraordinary antitrust trial last week that left a Virginia federal judge pondering whether Google is even dominant in the display advertising placement technology market or just another player.
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September 27, 2024
'No Question' Google Faces Ad Tech Competition, Judge Says
The Virginia federal judge weighing the fate of Google's display advertising placement technology signaled potential trouble for the Justice Department on Friday, during a dramatic last day of the bench trial where she suggested the market is as competitive as the search giant maintains.
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September 26, 2024
Google Lacks Power To Dictate Market, Ad Tech Judge Told
Google's lead expert witness described an online advertising placement technology industry rife with competition Thursday, telling a Virginia federal judge that the U.S. Justice Department's monopolization allegations exclude key competitors from an improperly defined market.