In re: Google Digital Advertising Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

1:21-md-03010

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation, Class Action

Judge:

P. Kevin Castel

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  1. March 22, 2022

    States Urge Court Not To Nix Google Display Ad Suit

    A contingent of state-level enforcers led by the Texas attorney general urged a federal court in New York on Tuesday not to toss their suit accusing Google of monopolizing display advertising markets, saying the tech giant needs to be held accountable for its anti-competitive conduct.

  2. March 04, 2022

    Meet The Attys Who Will Fight Google In NY Ad Antitrust Suit

    Dena Sharp of Girard Sharp LLP and Tina Wolfson of Ahdoot & Wolfson PC have been selected by a New York federal judge as interim co-lead counsel in a suit accusing Google of monopolizing online display advertising, with the judge ruling the two lawyers are best able to represent the interests of a class of advertisers.

  3. January 21, 2022

    Google Says States' Ad Antitrust Suit Stifles 'Market Forces'

    Google accused antitrust watchdogs of bridling the free market on Friday as the data giant asked a New York federal judge to dismiss the bulk of 17 attorneys generals' claims that it monopolizes online display advertising.

  4. January 14, 2022

    Google Cut Secret Facebook Ad Deal, Unsealed Suit Claims

    A New York federal judge has unsealed formerly redacted portions of an antitrust suit filed by state enforcers led by Texas who accuse Google of monopolizing display advertising markets, revealing new details of allegations that the tech giant cut a secret anti-competitive deal with Facebook and manipulated ad exchanges to inflate prices.

  5. October 22, 2021

    Google Charges 2-4 Times Its Ad Rivals, Monopoly Suit Says

    Google Inc. pulls in between 22% and 42% of the advertising money that flows through its system and charges two to four times what its closest advertising rivals charge, according to the unredacted version of a New York federal court antitrust complaint from 17 attorneys general unsealed Friday.

  6. October 18, 2021

    Most Of States' Google Ad Monopoly Complaint Unsealed

    A New York federal judge on Friday unsealed most of the amended Texas-led antitrust complaint challenging Google's display advertising practices, saying some Google employee names and contact information should be redacted but Google's internal revenue figures and an agreement with Facebook should not be afforded the same privacy.