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Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3 million check to US government

Google gets a bench trial after sending unexpected check to Justice Department.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/google-avoids-jury-trial-by-sending-2-3-million-check-to-us-government/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

TheNovemberMan ,
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@arstechnica Nice to know that "Justice" can be purchased 🙄

argenis ,
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@arstechnica USA: the best country money can buy.

birdpoof ,
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@arstechnica

FORFUCKSSAKE

dnorman ,
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@arstechnica of course they preemptively sent a check with a prime number dollar value.

dashrb ,
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@arstechnica

Does that work for regular peeps? Can I send a check worth 1/100000 of my annual profit, and avoid jury trial, too?

twolfy ,
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@arstechnica For those that only read the headline and get all riled up, it is more complicated than... "Google paid off the court".

"The payment was unusual, but so was the US request for a jury trial because antitrust cases are typically heard by a judge without a jury. The US argued that a jury should rule on damages because US government agencies were overcharged for advertising."

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