Google has requested that a judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by allegedly creating a monopoly in online advertising technology. To support its position, the tech giant has made a significant payment to the U.S. government, which it believes nullifies the government's primary argument for a jury trial.
The antitrust case, scheduled for September in Alexandria, Virginia, is one of two major lawsuits filed by the Justice Department against Google. The Virginia case focuses on advertising technology, while a separate case in the District of Columbia centers on Google's dominance as a search engine.
