United States of America: US Department of Justice and state AG antitrust lawsuit against Google for monopoly in the search advertising market (United States v Google)
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United States District Court for District of Columbia issued memorandum opinion in lawsuits against Google accepting remedies concerning contracts, search index, user-interaction data, and syndication of search and search text advertising services
On 2 September 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a memorandum opinion in the consolidated cases United States of America v Google and State of Colorado v Google. The court accepted Google’s proposed remedies …
SourceFederal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief supporting Department of Justice' proposed final judgment in lawsuit against Google concerning its monopoly over search engines
On 9 May 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an amicus brief in support of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed final judgment against Google. The judgment would require Google to share parts of its search index and advertising data…
SourceUS Department of Justice filed revised proposed final judgment in lawsuit against Google concerning its monopoly over search engines (Case No. 1:20-cv-03010-APM)
On 7 March 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the plaintiff states filed a Revised Proposed Final Judgment (RPFJ) in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, following the court's ruling that Google unlawfully maintained monopol…
SourceGoogle issued proposed final judgement in lawsuit alleging its monopoly over search engines (Case No. 1:20-cv-03010-APM)
On 20 December 2024, Google submitted its proposed final judgement (PFJ) in response to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia's finding that certain of its search distribution and browser default agreements violated Section 2…
SourceIssued plaintiffs’ initial proposed final judgement in lawsuit against Google concerning its monopoly over search engines
On 20 November 2024, the plaintiff's initial proposed final judgement in the lawsuit against Google concerning its monopoly over search engines was issued. The lawsuit is the result of a complaint filed by multiple US States in late 2020, alleging G…
SourceIssued DOJ proposed remedies framework in lawsuit against Google concerning its monopoly over search engines
On 8 October 2024, the Department of Justice and Attorney Generals of various states issued a proposed remedies framework concerning Google's monopolistic practices in the search service provider market within the United States of America. This lega…
SourceIssued ruling in antitrust lawsuit against Google concerning its monopoly over search engines (United States v Google)
On 5 August 2024, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its ruling regarding the antitrust lawsuit filed in October 2020 by the Department of Justice (DoJ) along with several Attorneys General (Arkansas, Florida, Georg…
SourceIssued ruling on motion for summary judgment in antitrust lawsuit against Google concerning the digital advertising market
On 3 August 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its ruling over Google’s motion for summary judgment in the antitrust lawsuit filed on October 2020 by the Department of Justice (DOJ) along with several Attorney…
Source38 states and territories filed lawsuit against Google over monopolisation of general search and advertising markets
On 17 December 2020, 38 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam filed a separate antitrust complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia under Case No. 20-cv-3715 (APM), State of Colorado et al. v. Google…
SourcePublic lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia advertising market (United States v. Google)
On 20 October 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) along with eleven state Attorneys General (Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, South Carolina, and Texas) filed a complaint with the US Distri…
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