Google lost an early bid to escape a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit that seeks to break up the company’s business brokering digital advertising across much of the internet. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema denied Google’s request to dismiss the case, finding that the Justice Department’s complaint filed in January was sufficiently detailed to proceed. Judge Brinkema’s decision wasn’t a final ruling on the merits of the case, which is still in its early stages, and Google is expected to make additional efforts to end the case ahead of trial.
Source: Google Loses Bid to Escape DOJ’s Digital-Ad Antitrust Case
