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Case against Google to focus on search dominance, could trigger lawsuits

The Justice Department's action against Google is set to be narrower than what some states and several career lawyers in the department had envisioned

Google. Photo: Bloomberg
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The department has not written the final draft of its complaint against Google, and the document is expected to change over the next few days. Photo: Bloomberg

Cecilia Kang, Katie Benner, Steve Lohr, Daisuke Wakabayashi | NYT
The Department of Justice’s impending lawsuit against Google has narrowed to focus on the company’s power over internet search, a decision that could set off a cascade of separate lawsuits from states in ensuing weeks over the Silicon Valley giant’s dominance in other business segments.

In presentations to state attorneys general starting on Wednesday, the department is expected to outline its legal case centered on how Google uses its dominant search engine to harm rivals and consumers, said four people with knowledge of the plan, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the details were confidential. Meeting with the state

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