United States, et al. v. Google LLC

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-00108

Court:

Virginia Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Leonie M. Brinkema

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  1. May 03, 2024

    DOJ Seeks Info Sharing With Texas In Google Ad Tech Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice objected on Friday to a Virginia magistrate judge's refusal to coordinate discovery in its suit accusing Google of monopolizing key digital advertising technology with a similar case from state enforcers pending in Texas, contending the information sharing is needed to maintain a level playing field.

  2. April 26, 2024

    Google Urges Va. Court To End DOJ's Ad Tech Case

    Google urged a Virginia federal court on Friday to toss the U.S. Department of Justice case accusing it of monopolizing key digital advertising technology ahead of trial, saying the government cannot use antitrust law to force a company to help its competitors.

  3. April 19, 2024

    DOJ Can't Coordinate Google Ad Tech Discovery With Texas

    A Virginia magistrate judge on Friday denied a request from the U.S. Department of Justice to coordinate discovery in its suit accusing Google of monopolizing key digital advertising technology with a similar case from state enforcers pending in Texas.

  4. February 23, 2024

    Judge Won't Reschedule Google's Ad Tech Trial In Va.

    A Virginia federal judge refused a request from Google on Friday to reschedule a slated September trial for the U.S. Department of Justice's ad tech monopolization case, saying the tech giant can overcome a potential timing conflict for its attorneys.

  5. February 14, 2024

    Google Again Targets 'Strategic' Texas AGs' Ad Tech Delays

    Google is hoping a newly appointed special master can finally force a coalition of state attorneys general led by Texas to hand over "fundamental information" it said Tuesday has long been improperly withheld from one of three cases targeting its dominance over display advertising placement auction technology.

  6. February 05, 2024

    DOJ's Google Ad Tech Case Gets Sept. 9 Trial In Va.

    A Virginia federal judge teed Google up Monday for its next big antitrust battle and the first of three targeting its display advertising placement auction technology dominance, scheduling a Sept. 9 kickoff to the jury trial sought by the U.S. Department of Justice.

  7. February 02, 2024

    Google Faces Mounting Pressures In Ad Tech Cases

    A Texas federal judge said Friday that Google would have to refile a dismissal bid aimed at state attorneys general allegations targeting its display advertising placement auction technology dominance, while half a continent away the U.S. Department of Justice eyed a July trial over that same technology in a Virginia federal courtroom.

  8. January 26, 2024

    DOJ Can't 'Lead' Google Ad Tech MDL Plaintiffs' Experts

    A Virginia federal magistrate judge refused Friday to let the Justice Department share expert discovery on Google advertising-auction technology with private plaintiffs pursuing similar antitrust allegations in New York multidistrict litigation, saying from the bench that different plaintiffs must do their own expert work.

  9. January 25, 2024

    Google Says Publishers' Bid Creates An 'Unfair Advantage'

    Google traded barbs Wednesday and Thursday with Gannett and the Daily Mail over the publishers' bid for expert discovery-sharing between their multidistrict litigation, a case from state attorneys general and a lawsuit brought by the federal government, all targeting the search giant's control over advertising-auction technology.

  10. January 19, 2024

    News Cos. Wants Expert Evidence In Google Ad Tech Case

    Media companies Gannett and the Daily Mail, which are part of multidistrict litigation in New York accusing Google of monopolizing digital advertising technology, have asked a Virginia federal court overseeing a related case from the U.S. Department of Justice for permission to access expert evidence.