Foreks ⁇ Google (NASDAQ:The GOOGL Group) and the second antitrust case that pitted the U.S. Department of Justice against each other began on Sept. 9, and a federal judge in Virginia listened to the inaugural speeches about whether the tech giant illegally monopolized the digital advertising sector.
The case could have far-reaching implications on the technology industry and online publishers as well as Google ⁇ 's primary source of income.
The long-awaited lawsuit is the second major U.S. antitrust case against Google, after the company lost a landmark case last month that determined it was illegally monopolizing the online search industry.
Unlike this case, the Department of Justice is looking for specific solutions in its second case that will force Google to break up parts of its business and divest some of its advertising technology.
