The web giant will have to propose “remedies” to the American justice system this Wednesday, September 4, to end its monopoly in search. A federal judge holds its future in his hands. His name? Amit Mehta, or the man who wanted to dismantle Google.
The duel is underway between Google and the antitrust authorities in Washington. One man in particular holds the fate of the American giant in his hands: federal judge Amit Mehta. The subject of this legal face-off: according to the American justice system, Google allegedly broke the law and abused its dominant position to favor its search engine and impose it by default on all devices. The justice system accuses the company in particular of having passed ” distribution agreements » secrets with Apple, Samsung and the Mozilla Foundation to lock down its « monopole “, we can read in a memorandum submitted on August 5 by Amit Mehta. The web giant must now propose “remedies” to the competition policeman this Wednesday, September 4 in the trial ” United States vs Google ».
Among the options being considered, Google could be forced by the courts to sell part of its activities or to share more information with its competitors present on the market, such as browsing data. We plan to appeal “, replied Kent Walker, one of its executives in a statement that barely conceals his annoyance, published on August 5th. Google’s lawyer, John E. Schmidtlein, a leading New York barrister, has not said his last word either. If it does not manage to find acceptable “remedies” with the American justice system, Google is preparing to take the case to the highest courts, including the Supreme Court. The next few weeks will be decisive.
David vs Goliath
But Google will first have to deal with the man holding the gavel. A near unknown, Amit Mehta, a federal judge in Washington and a former attorney at the court. Drawn at random to hear the trial of the century in 2020, the future of the case now rests in his hands. A schedule has been set. On September 6, each party’s requests will be presented in court. It’s up to him to determine how the trial will proceed. Anything can happen, the judge will have it.[…]
- challenges.fr
