INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
and, ultimately, consumers of information on the open web."For Google, the ruling likely hits hard, despite a couple of notable wins
For one, Brinkema ruled that the DOJ did not prove Google has a monopoly in a third market "for open-web display advertiser ad networks."
Additionally, Google will not face sanctions for deleting chat histories that could have influenced her decision in the case."Chat deletions
occurred when employees discussed substantive topics at issue in this litigation and continued after the federal government began an
And Google's evasive tactics also included executives marking emails as "privileged" that "clearly did not involve privileged
communications," the judge said.However, because the DOJ had enough evidence and testimony for Brinkema to find Google liable, the judge
agreed with the outcome in the Google search trial and declined to sanction Google for the "adverse interference.""As in Google Search, the
the DOJ largely claims the win, Google is apparently not considering this a loss yet
In a statement provided to Ars, Lee-Anne Mulholland, Google's vice president of regulatory affairs, confirmed that Google plans to
