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States request US judge place adverse inference on Google in advertising suit

( May 30, 2025, 22:10 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A Texas-led coalition of US states has requested a New York federal judge place an adverse inference against Google for its alleged "spoilation of evidence and systematic misuse of attorney-client privilege," robbing the plaintiffs of materials they would have used in their litigation over its alleged monopoly in advertising, they said. Google and its employees have willfully defied court orders demanding the preservation of communications, and multiple courts have found Google's conduct to be sanctionable already, the motion filed to the US District for the Southern District of New York said. The plaintiffs will also seek discovery on Google's abuse of privilege, where the company directed its staff to copy in attorneys to internal communications to manufacture "fake privilege," it said.See attached document....

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