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US Judge To Consider Arguments On Protection Of Confidential Info In Google Case

By  |  November 9, 2020

On Monday, November 9, a US judge said he will consider arguments in a disputed order related to the protection of confidential information in the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit filed against Google.

US District Judge Amit Mehta directed the government and Google to file by Friday “position statements outlining their respective positions on the disputed terms of a protective order.”

The two sides stated on Friday that they had failed to reach an agreement on how to protect confidential information that was given to the government by third parties, reported Reuters.

Google and the Justice Department stated “a small number of significant issues remain in dispute.”

The Justice Department sued Google on October 20, accusing the US$1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals, in the biggest challenge to the power and influence of Big Tech in decades.

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