US judge denies Google's motion to dismiss advertising antitrust case


FILE PHOTO A 3D-printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12 2020. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. federal judge on Friday denied Google's motion to dismiss a Department of Justice antitrust case focused on advertising technology, saying the government's case was strong enough to go forward.

The government, which filed the ad tech lawsuit in January, has argued that Google should be forced to sell its ad manager suite. Google has denied any wrongdoing.

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