Google dodges jury trial over alleged advertising dominance — here's why

Alphabet’s Google will not face a jury trial over its alleged digital advertising dominance after the company wrote a check to the US to cover monetary damages, a federal judge ruled Friday.The Justice Department and a coalition of states sued the tech giant last year, claiming it was unlawfully monopolizing digital advertising and overcharging users. The jury trial would have been the first-ever in a civil antitrust case lodged by the Justice Department, Google said.Google will face a non-jury trial in the ...