Google said last month the government, which had initially claimed more than US$100 million in damages, requested less than US$1 million in damages. — Reuters file picWASHINGTON, June 8 — Alphabet’s Google will not face a jury trial over its alleged digital advertising dominance after the company paid US$2.3 million to cover the US government’s claim of monetary damages, a federal judge ruled yesterday.
The Justice Department and a coalition of states sued the tech giant last year, claiming it was unlawfully monopolising digital advertising and overcharging users. The lawsuit seeks primarily to break up Google’s digital advertising business to allow for more competition.
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