The penalty phase of the government's antitrust case against Google is set to begin soon, and Apple stands to lose billions if Google can't pay it to be the default search engine on Safari.

Apple is fighting to defend its multi-billion dollar search engine deal with Google as Google is prosecuted for antitrust violations, and so far,

Apple's motion for a stay on the forthcoming Google remedy trial has been quickly denied, meaning Apple will have little say in the potential end of its annual $20 billion iPhone search deal with the search giant.

US District Court Judge Amit Mehta denied Apple’s emergency request to halt the Google Search monopoly trial that could dismantle their lucrative search that’s reportedly worth as much as $18 billion a year.

Apple wants to ensure it has a voice in the remedies trial for the Justice Department’s search monopolization case against Google, and filed an emergency motion to stay the proceedings while it appeals the district court’s denial of its request to be more directly heard in the case.

Apple has filed an emergency motion to stay the remedies trial in the Justice Department’s search monopolization case against Google. This move comes after the district court denied Apple's request for a more direct role in the proceedings.

Having been denied full inclusion at the forthcoming trial to determine Google’s future, Apple has filed a motion to delay the whole proceedings, reports AppleInsider. A federal judge Monday denied a