Google expressed confidence following the ruling, stating that the DOJ’s arguments risk harming small businesses and raising advertising fees. The company is eager to clarify the situation at trial. The DOJ declined to comment.
Expert Testimony Disputes
The hearing originally scheduled for June 21 was deemed unnecessary by Judge Brinkema, who had already decided on the competing motions to exclude expert testimony. She rejected Google’s cybersecurity expert’s testimony, finding it unnecessary, while allowing other expert testimonies from both sides to be considered at trial. Judge Brinkema emphasized her ability to evaluate expert testimony without a jury’s involvement.
Google Trial Sep Date : Similar Cases Ongoing
This case is not the only one Google faces. Similar claims are being pursued in Texas federal court, and multidistrict litigation involving publishers, advertisers, and others is ongoing in New York.
Details of Legal Representation
The DOJ’s legal team includes Gerard J. Mene, Aaron M. Teitelbaum, Katherine Clemons, Julia Tarver Wood, Alvin H. Chu, and several others from the DOJ’s Antitrust Division. Google’s defense is represented by Eric Mahr, Andrew J. Ewalt, Julie S. Elmer, Justina Sessions, and others from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, and Craig C. Reilly of The Law Office of Craig C. Reilly.
