Google urges judge hearing U.S. antitrust lawsuit to reject sanctions request

FILE PHOTO: The facade of a Google office is seen in New York City, New York, U.S., February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Paresh Dave

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google urged a judge hearing a U.S. antitrust case against it to reject the Justice Department's request that it be sanctioned, saying it had not abused attorney-client privilege.

The department had asked Judge Amit Mehta to sanction Google, saying the company's "Communicate with Care" program was sometimes a "game" to shield communications that did not genuinely fall under attorney-client privilege.