This just in (fx: sound of teletype machine): Reuters is reporting that ‘part’ of Geico’s case against Google has been dismissed.  Which part they don’t say.

UPDATE:  More from Search Engine Watch, indicating that the trial will be halted until an order issues.

From Marketwatch.com:

The company confirmed that U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected auto insurance giant Geico Corp.’s claim that Google should not be allowed to sell ads for rival insurers that appear when Geico is typed into Google’s search engine.