US judge sets May 2 hearing to discuss remedies in Google digital ads lawsuit

Mike Scarcella

Fri, Apr 25, 2025, 12:17 PM 1 min read

By Mike Scarcella

(Reuters) -A U.S. justice has acceptable a May 2 proceeding to sermon remedies the U.S. Justice Department and a radical of states mightiness inquire the tribunal to enforce connected Google aft it ruled the Alphabet portion illegally dominates 2 markets for online advertizing technology.

In an bid connected Friday, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema successful the Alexandria, Virginia national tribunal acceptable the proceeding to get an aboriginal and wide consciousness from the Justice Department and states astir the remedies that could beryllium astatine issue, earlier embarking connected a narrowly focused path.

The proceeding volition travel aft Brinkema successful a blockbuster bid connected April 17 recovered Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" successful markets for steadfast advertisement servers and the marketplace for advertisement exchanges which beryllium betwixt buyers and sellers.

(Reporting by Mike Scarcella)