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Google argues Pichai can't be forced to testify in US app privacy trial

By Mike Swift ( April 4, 2025, 23:10 GMT | Insight) -- Google is trying to prevent CEO Sundar Pichai from testifying in a privacy trial scheduled to begin this summer in California, arguing plaintiffs are trying to leverage his testimony to force a settlement. Google claims Pichai lacks relevant knowledge and that the apex doctrine, which shields senior executives from testifying unless they have unique knowledge about an issue, applies to Pichai.Google is moving to block CEO Sundar Pichai from testifying at a trial this year over its privacy practices in tracking mobile app use, telling a federal judge in California that the move by the plaintiffs is a tactical gambit to force the digital ads giant to settle....

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