USA v. Google LLC - Part 43 - IX. REQUEST FOR RELIEF

IX. REQUEST FOR RELIEF

342. To remedy these illegal acts, Plaintiffs request that the Court:

1. Adjudge and decree that Google has acted unlawfully to monopolize the publisher ad server market in the United States in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2;

2. Adjudge and decree that Google has acted unlawfully to monopolize, or, in the alternative, attempt to monopolize, the ad exchange market in the United States in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2;

3. Adjudge and decree that Google has acted unlawfully to monopolize the advertiser ad network market in the United States in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2;

4. Adjudge and decree that Google has acted unlawfully by tying AdX and DFP in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2.

5. Award damages pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 15a;

6. Order the divestiture of, at minimum, the Google Ad Manager suite, including both Google’s publisher ad server, DFP, and Google’s ad exchange, AdX, along with any additional structural relief as needed to cure any anticompetitive harm;

7. Enjoin Google from continuing to engage in the anticompetitive practices described herein and from engaging in any other practices with the same purpose and effect as the challenged practices;

8. Enter any other preliminary or permanent relief necessary and appropriate to restore competitive conditions in the markets affected by Google’s unlawful conduct;

9. Enter any additional relief the Court finds just and proper; and

10. Award each Plaintiff, as applicable, an amount equal to its costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in bringing this action.