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Antitrust & Trade Reg.,
Technology

Aug. 13, 2024

SF judge's Google monopoly ruling slightly differs from DC judge

Consumers in federal court in San Francisco who accuse Google of illegally brokering an exclusive deal to be the default search engine across all Apple devices. Google's attorneys have argued that no factual allegations indicate a horizontal agreement between the tech giants.

Judge Rita F. Lin

A federal judge in San Francisco axed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Google LLC of cornering the search engine market but allowed the plaintiffs a fourth shot at their claims, saying a recent decision by a federal court in Washington D.C. may breathe new life into their allegations. 

In the Washington case, handing a major win to federal prosecutors, U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta, a Barack Obama appointee, $95

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