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A US federal decide dominated on Friday that an antitrust lawsuit introduced by the US authorities towards Google can be determined by a decide and never a jury after Google wrote the federal government a verify, paying again the complete quantity of financial damages the lawsuit sought.
The case regarding Google’s advertising technology is the primary antitrust go well with towards a Massive Tech firm introduced by the Biden administration. US District Choose Leonie Brinkema’s resolution on Friday is a setback for the Justice Division, which sought a jury trial for the case.
The DOJ and a number of states have alleged within the ad-tech case that Google bulldozed rivals by anticompetitive mergers and bullied publishers and advertisers into utilizing the corporate’s proprietary advert expertise merchandise.
Brinkema dominated in Google’s favor after the tech firm argued that the verify — for $2.3 million, based on a Google spokesperson — settled the federal government’s declare for damages and {that a} jury was not wanted to strive the case.
In an announcement, a Google spokesperson, Peter Schottenfels, celebrated Brinkema’s resolution.
“DOJ’s contrived damages declare has disintegrated. We’re glad the Courtroom dominated that this case can be tried by a decide,” Schottenfels stated. “As we’ve stated, this case is a meritless try to select winners and losers in a extremely aggressive trade that has contributed to overwhelming financial development for companies of all sizes. We look ahead to making our case in courtroom.”
A listening to is ready for June 21 on Google’s movement for abstract dismissal, which might terminate the case with no trial. If not granted, the bench trial is ready for September.
– CNN’s Brian Fung contributed to reporting.