The trial in Ohio’s lawsuit against Google Search is scheduled to begin on May 14, 2024 in Delaware County Common Pleas Court.
A lawsuit filed in June 2021 by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost seeks to declare the powerful search-engine giant a common carrier, which would make it subject to government regulation.
"By manipulating search results to self-preference its own products, Google is tilting the playing field against consumers and against emerging competitors,” Yost said in a written statement. “It's time to bring those unfair practices to an end.”
In May, Yost obtained a first-of-its-kind court decision when Delaware County Judge James Schuck refused to throw out the lawsuit, suggesting that Google Search might be subject to common-carrier laws.
Ohio is the first state in the nation to file such a lawsuit.
