WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:) Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking a non-jury trial in the U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit accusing the advertising and search giant of anticompetitive practices in the online advertising market .
The Justice Department, which filed the advertising lawsuit in January 2023, alleged that the company has abused its dominance in the digital advertising sector and argued that it should be forced to sell its ad management suite.
Google said the Justice Department’s request for a jury trial violates “all historical precedents” and noted that the department itself has said the technical nature may be difficult for a prospective juror to understand.
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Google’s online advertising network, which includes Ad Manager, generated 12% of the company’s revenue in 2021 and also plays a crucial role in the search engine and cloud company’s overall revenue.
Google has said the Justice Department’s case went “beyond the bounds of antitrust law,” and says the behavior of the Internet company in question is not regulated.
