Stellman
Stellman v. Google LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case MDL No. 3010 Document Filed O2/Ol/ Page lots
UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL || ie on
MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION SA □□
IN RE: GOOGLE DIGITAL ADVERTISING
ANTITRUST LITIGATION MDL No. 3010
TRANSFER ORDER
Before the Panel: Plaintiff in the action listed on Schedule A (Ste//man) moves under Panel Rule 7. to vacate our order conditionally transferring the action to MDL No. 3010. Defendants Google LLC and Alphabet, Inc. (together, “Google”) oppose the motion and support transfer. After considering the argument of counsel, we find that Ste//man involves common questions of fact with the actions transferred to MDL No. 3010, and that transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 will serve the convenience of the parties and witnesses and promote the just and efficient conduct of the litigation. In our order establishing MDL No. 3010, we explained that “[t]he actions concern Google’s alleged monopolization and suppression of competition in online display advertising” — an industry that involves high-speed electronic trading venues called “exchanges” that advertisers and online…