The company said that on April 17, 2025, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a mixed decision in the U.S. Department of Justice's case against Google LLC.

8-KOther EventsFiled Apr 18, 2025Period of report Apr 17, 2025Summary published (UTC) Oct 15, 2026

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The company said that on April 17, 2025, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a mixed decision in the U.S. Department of Justice's case against Google LLC.
It said the court ruled that the DOJ failed to show that Google's advertiser tools and its acquisitions of DoubleClick and AdMeld were anticompetitive.
Alphabet said the court ruled that Google's publisher tools violated antitrust laws by excluding rivals.
The company said Google plans to appeal the adverse portion of the ruling. Google LLC is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

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Mixed Ruling by Eastern District of Virginia Court on April 17, 2025

The company said that on April 17, 2025, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a mixed decision in the U.S. Department of Justice's case against Google LLC.

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Ruling on Advertiser Tools, DoubleClick and AdMeld Acquisitions

It said the court ruled that the DOJ failed to show that Google's advertiser tools and its acquisitions of DoubleClick and AdMeld were anticompetitive.

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Antitrust Violation Ruling on Publisher Tools

Alphabet said the court ruled that Google's publisher tools violated antitrust laws by excluding rivals.

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Plan to Appeal Adverse Portion of Ruling

The company said Google plans to appeal the adverse portion of the ruling. Google LLC is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

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