Technology,
Civil Litigation,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Dec. 18, 2020
Google breakup? Judges not best equipped to decide, attorneys say
Antitrust experts say there's a reason it's so rare for courts to break up a large enterprise. Judges aren't equipped to make exceedingly complex decisions on dividing a company's services. Such orders require the jurists to predict an industry's future, so they do not further impair competition or hurt consumers.
The U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Google marks the first time in more than 20 years the government is seeking to break up a company it accuses of stifling competition. Along with two supplementary complaints filed this week by over 40 states, it would be just the fourth instance of a U.S. court forcing a business entity to split if a judge finds it necessary.
Antitrust experts say there's a reason it's so rare for courts...
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