United States Denied Jury Trial In Antitrust Suit Over Google Ad Tech

(June 11, 2024, 10:51 AM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — After arguing that civil antitrust claims brought by the government are usually resolved of via a bench trial, Google LLC saw its motion to strike a jury trial request by the U.S. government and 17 states granted by a Virginia federal judge who also set a date for a bench trial in the lawsuit in which the tech giant is accused of monopolizing the online digital advertising market....