Google is currently facing legal challenges in Texas related to antitrust claims while previously being found to hold a monopoly over advertising technology in Virginia. U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan ruled that states, including Texas and Puerto Rico, can argue for a jury trial. Google contends that the Sherman Act doesn’t afford the right to a jury trial for antitrust penalties and also questions jury involvement in state law claims. The states maintain that the Seventh Amendment guarantees a jury trial, emphasizing the necessity of a jury in determining factual issues.
Google argues that the Sherman Act does not guarantee a right to a jury trial for antitrust penalties, while states counter this by invoking the Seventh Amendment.
Lead counsel for the plaintiffs, Mark Lanier, states that issues such as violations of state laws are fact issues well-suited for jury determination, intertwining with antitrust matters.
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