Google’s €890 Million EU Fine Deepens the Scrutiny of Search and Digital Markets
The European Commission has fined Google €890 million following two findings that the company violated the Digital Markets Act. The larger decision imposed a €460 million penalty for favoring Google’s own commercial services in search results, while a separate €430 million penalty addressed restrictions that prevented app developers from directing consumers toward alternative purchasing channels […]
Google’s $1.5 Billion Swedish Antitrust Loss and the Emerging Path From Monopoly Findings to Private Recovery
A Swedish court has ordered Google to pay approximately 14.3 billion Swedish kronor, roughly $1.5 billion, to PriceRunner in what the court described as the largest competition damages award in Swedish history. The decision, issued on July 1, 2026, arose from Google’s practice of favoring its own comparison shopping service within general search results, conduct […]
A New Google Antitrust Ruling Gives Advertisers More Leverage
On June 30, 2026, U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen of the Northern District of Californiaissued a 25-page order in Yelp Inc. v. Google LLC, Case No. 5:24-cv-06101-SVK, granting Yelppartial summary judgment through issue preclusion, also called collateral estoppel. For businesses that bought Google Ads, the ruling is important because it shows how earlier monopoly […]
European Publishers Seek €640 Million From Google Over Adtech Conduct
Europe’s Google AdTech dispute has entered a new phase, shifting from regulatory findingstoward private claims for compensation. Public enforcement can establish that a companyviolated the law and can develop the factual record that supports that conclusion, but it doesnot, on its own, compensate the businesses that were harmed. That function belongs to privateclaimants, and in […]
How to Find Your Google Ads Account ID (GAID) and Spend History
Learn what a GAID is, why it matters, how it differs from a manager account, and exactly where to find your records.
Ashley Keller on Corporate Power, Antitrust, and the Conservative Split Over Big Business
A conversation with Ashley Keller, founding partner of Keller Postman, on the OrganizedMoney podcast with hosts David Dayen (The American Prospect) and Matt Stoller (BIG /American Economic Liberties Project). Editor’s Note: In the spring of 2026, Ashley Keller, co-founder of Keller Postman LLC and lead counsel on theadvertiser arbitrations against Google, sat down with David […]
Ashley Keller on Why Advertisers Are Bringing Mass Arbitration Against Google
An interview by Ricky Sutton, originally published in Future Media on April 20, 2026. Editor’s Note: In April 2026, journalist Ricky Sutton interviewed Ashley Keller, co-founder of Keller Postman LLC andlead litigation counsel for the advertiser arbitrations against Google. The conversation ran in Sutton’sFuture Media newsletter under the headline “Advertisers launch $218 billion damages claim […]
Multibillion Dollar Google Ads Arbitrations Draw Worldwide Media Attention
A mass arbitration effort that flew under the radar is now drawing coverage from Bloomberg,MSN, and financial and legal publications worldwide Until this week, the arbitration campaign targeting Google’s advertising business hadreceived relatively little mainstream press coverage. That changed on April 13, whenBloomberg’s Leah Nylen reported that advertisers are preparing to file billions of dollarsin […]
The Stay Fight in the Google Search Case
The Google Search antitrust case has moved through several phases since the Department ofJustice first filed suit in October 2020. After a full bench trial in the fall of 2023, Judge AmitMehta of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued his liabilityruling in August 2024, finding that Google unlawfully maintained monopoly […]
What Two Federal Courts Found About Google’s Digital Advertising Practices
Federal courts found Google violated antitrust law in two separate digital advertising markets.Here is what the judges said about the conduct, and why it matters for businesses that paid forGoogle Ads. When businesses file a Google Ads billing dispute or seek a Google Ads overcharge refund, they often know intuitively that something was wrong with […]