Mythbuster: What was said, and what was really meant, at the DOJ vs. Google ad tech trial

Google is resting its defense in the online advertising giant’s second antitrust battle with the U.S. Department of Justice in a 12-month window — it lost its first case — in which a judge ruled that its search operations were monopolistic.

Over the last three weeks, lawyers for both sides have duked it out in the eastern district of Virginia. The “rocket docket” case is expected to be ruled upon by the end of November, with presiding judge Leonie Brinkema expected to hear rebuttals and closing arguments the week beginning September 30.

As the initial trial enters its final furlong, Digiday peels back the niceties of courtroom etiquette to offer an interpretation of what was really meant both on the witness stand and in articles of evidence.*

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