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Government

Sep. 23, 2011

Google chairman's Senate testimony not likely to impact FTC investigation

Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt endured a Senate hearing Wednesday, but neither his testimony nor that of his rivals are likely to impact whether federal regulators bring a case against the Internet giant, legal experts said.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt endured 90 minutes under the klieg lights of a Senate hearing Wednesday, but neither his testimony nor that of his rivals are likely to impact whether federal regulators bring a case against the Internet giant, legal experts said.


The Mountain View company acknowledged in June that the Federal Trade Commission launched an antitrust probe into the compan...

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