In re Google Digital Publisher Antitrust Litigation

  1. August 10, 2021

    State AGs' Google Ad Suit Must Join Private Ones In NY

    The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Tuesday consolidated in New York some 20 lawsuits accusing Google of monopolizing the display advertising market, including a Texas-led state enforcers' case, finding that the attorneys general's complaint has more in common with the private suits than it has differences.

  2. July 29, 2021

    MDL Objections In Big Tech Ad Monopoly Suits Perplex Judge

    A member of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Thursday rebuked publishers and advertisers objecting to centralizing a Texas-led antitrust suit against Google with a slew of private actions accusing the company of monopolizing the display advertising market, saying their protest "is a little perplexing."

  3. July 27, 2021

    Google Not A 'Beneficent Ad Facilitator,' Publishers Say

    Publishers want a California federal judge to reject Google's bid to duck their consolidated antitrust proposed class action over its digital advertising business, arguing the search giant's dismissal bid mischaracterizes their proposed market definitions.

  4. June 04, 2021

    No Antitrust Activity In Publishers' Ad Suit, Google Argues

    Google urged a California federal judge on Friday to ax a consolidated antitrust suit launched by a proposed class of publishers over Google's digital advertising business in a sprawling multidistrict litigation, arguing that the publishers failed to allege any type of antitrust violation.

  5. April 14, 2021

    Attys Streamline Bids To Lead Google Antitrust Suits

    After being admonished by a California federal court that there were "way too many lawyers involved," law firms seeking to lead proposed classes of advertisers and publishers in antitrust litigation over Google's digital advertising business have proposed to reorganize into coordinated, parallel tracks.