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Google tees up venue clash over U.S. advertising antitrust lawsuit

Google tees up venue clash over U.S. advertising antitrust lawsuit

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Lawyers for Alphabet Inc’s Google LLC on Wednesday said they will ask a federal judge in Virginia to move the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit to Manhattan federal court, where the company is already fighting claims that it has abused its market power for online advertising technology. In a filing in the Manhattan litigation, Google’s attorneys said transferring the lawsuit was necessary for “judicial efficiency and to mitigate the obvious risk of… Source link

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Google tees up venue clash over U.S. advertising antitrust lawsuit

Google tees up venue clash over U.S. advertising antitrust lawsuit

Company cites “judicial efficiency” in plan to seek transfer of new DOJ lawsuit DOJ could oppose such an effort, legal experts say Feb 2 (Reuters) – Lawyers for Alphabet Inc’s Google LLC on Wednesday said they will ask a federal judge in Virginia to move the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit to Manhattan federal court, where the company is already fighting claims that it has abused its market power for online advertising technology. In a filing in the Manhattan litigation, Google’s… Source link

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Lawsuit accuses Google of firing exec after he rejected female boss’s groping advances

Lawsuit accuses Google of firing exec after he rejected female boss’s groping advances

[Source] A former Google executive has sued the tech giant over claims that he was fired after allegedly being groped by a high-ranking female colleague at a company dinner. Ryan Olohan, a 48-year-old married father of seven from New Jersey, accused Google of firing him after he refused top executive Tiffany Miller’s alleged advances at a New York City restaurant in December 2019. The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, has named both Google and Miller as defendants, accusing them of… Source link

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Lawsuit accuses Google of firing exec after he rejected female boss’s groping advances

Lawsuit accuses Google of firing exec after he rejected female boss’s groping advances

[Source] A former Google executive has sued the tech giant over claims that he was fired after allegedly being groped by a high-ranking female colleague at a company dinner. Ryan Olohan, a 48-year-old married father of seven from New Jersey, accused Google of firing him after he refused top executive Tiffany Miller’s alleged advances at a New York City restaurant in December 2019. The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, has named both Google and Miller as defendants, accusing them of… Source link

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Google strikes back in search antitrust lawsuit

Google strikes back in search antitrust lawsuit

Courts have unsealed Google’s motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit over its search engine — one that could fracture a core Google service in order to increase online competition. In a motion for summary judgment filed on December 12th, the company argues that the complaint misrepresents its agreements with browser developers and Android phone makers, unfairly punishing its success. “Requiring Google not to compete vigorously — or requiring browser developers to alter their product… Source link

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Google parent files redacted motion to dismiss U.S. federal antitrust lawsuit

Google parent files redacted motion to dismiss U.S. federal antitrust lawsuit

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) filed on Wednesday a redacted version of its motion to dismiss a U.S. government lawsuit against it, which argued that the company broke antitrust law to maintain its monopoly in search and search advertising. The filings on Wednesday show that the company is mounting a vigorous defense against the antitrust cases, which, if successful, could force the tech giant to spin off assets. In December, Google asked Judge Amit Mehta of… Source link

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