Google Urges Judge Hearing US Antitrust Lawsuit to Reject Sanctions Request

Google Urges Judge Hearing US Antitrust Lawsuit to Reject Sanctions Request
The facade of a Google office is seen in New York on Feb. 10, 2022. Paresh Dave/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—Alphabet’s Google urged a judge hearing a U.S. antitrust case against it to reject the Justice Department’s request that it be sanctioned, saying it had not abused attorney-client privilege.

The department had asked Judge Amit Mehta to sanction Google, saying the company’s “Communicate with Care” program was sometimes a “game” to shield communications that did not genuinely fall under attorney-client privilege.