United States, et al. v. Google LLC

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:23-cv-00108

Court:

Virginia Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Leonie M. Brinkema

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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. 

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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."

  9. 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.

  10. 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.