Judge allows publishers to pursue $3.2 billion antitrust suit against Google

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A New York federal judge denied Google's motion for summary judgment, allowing Gannett's USA Today, the Daily Mail and a class of about 5,000 publishers to pursue roughly $3.2 billion in damages over alleged monopolization of digital ad-technology markets. The ruling preserved publishers' damages models for surviving claims tied to AdX while dismissing specific New York General Business Law claims. The case now moves toward trial with no date set, and damages could be trebled under US law, creating immediate financial and disclosure risk for Alphabet and underscoring broader scrutiny of ad-tech practices.

Judge allowed publishers to pursue over $3.2 billion from Google