(Salem, OR) -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is applauding a federal court ruling that Google violated U.S. antitrust law. Oregon joined several states in a lawsuit that accused Google of paying companies such as Samsung and Apple billions of dollars each year to have their smartphones and web browsers automatically use their search engine. Rosenblum says the ruling upholds the fundamental principle that every company in America, including the largest ones, is expected to play by the rules and respect the importance of a free and fair marketplace.