U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at Albert V. Bryan Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM 'Rocket Docket': EDVA Judge Controls Google's Fate in Ad Tech Monopoly Trial
"It is incredibly hard to make a prediction on what will happen," Bobby Zhou, an associate professor of marketing at the University of Maryland's Smith School of Business, said of Google's ad tech monopoly bench trial. "Both sides have made really valid points."
October 17, 2024 at 05:42 PM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
What You Need to Know
- The second Google antitrust bench trial featured 15 days of witness testimony in Alexandria, Virginia.
- U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema may ask questions during closing arguments.
- The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has a famous reputation for resolving cases quickly.
The federal judge overseeing Google's second antitrust bench trial may apply a nonbinding framework for evaluating monopolization claims against the tech giant in Virginia.
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