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The antitrust lawsuit by the Justice Department and eight states seeking to break up Google\u2019s alleged adtech monopoly<\/a> will be heard by a judge this fall, as the company preferred. The government\u2019s lawyers had included a damages claim in their lawsuit and pursued a trial by jury. Jury trials can be more unpredictable, like Epic\u2019s courtroom win over Google last year<\/a>, and a legal expert told The Verge<\/em> that if the government was successful, it could make Google more likely to settle the case. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n But Reuters<\/em> reports<\/a> that won\u2019t happen after the company filed a copy of a $2.3 million cashier\u2019s check \u2014 without admitting any liability or wrongdoing \u2014 that it said would be enough to cover triple the monetary damages requested by the government, if necessary, plus interest. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Now that US District Judge Leonie Brinkema\u00a0has ruled on the matter, she\u2019s scheduled a bench trial for September 9th to hear arguments from both sides. Meanwhile, the DOJ and Google continue to wait for a ruling on their big search antitrust showdown<\/a> after making their closing arguments<\/a> about a month ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n