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Investigate the allegations below as evidence of retaliation as trials and legislation seek to curb market power abuse.
U.S. targets Google’s online ad business monopoly in latest Big Tech lawsuit
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Google cuts mystery check to US in bid to sidestep jury trial
Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google has preemptively paid damages to the U.S. government, an unusual move aimed at avoiding a jury trial in the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit over its digital advertising business.
Google disclosed, opens new tab the payment, but not the amount, in a court filing last week that said the case should be heard and decided by a judge directly. Without a monetary damages claim, Google argued, the government has no right to a jury trial.
The Justice Department, which has not said if it will accept the payment, declined to comment on the filing. Google asserted that its check, which it said covered its alleged overcharges for online ads, allows it to sidestep a jury trial whether or not the government takes it.