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  1. August 16, 2023

    Google Must Face Some Certified Class In AdWords Suit

    A California federal judge ruled that several groups of advertisers suing Google alleging they were overcharged for ads will be allowed to proceed as certified subclasses in the long-running litigation, but certain subclasses had not yet shown they could be litigated together under common questions.

  2. October 24, 2018

    Google Nixes One AdWords Class Rep, But Another Survives

    A California federal judge has killed one plaintiff's class claims alleging he was overcharged by Google LLC, finding once again that his relationship to class counsel presents a conflict, but allowed another plaintiff's claims to proceed.

  3. August 23, 2018

    Conflicted Class Rep. Loses Cert. Bid In Google Ad Suit

    A California federal judge declined to certify a class of thousands of online advertisers allegedly overcharged by Google LLC, finding Thursday that the named plaintiff, an attorney who was hired as a partner with a law firm that once worked the case, presents a conflict of interest.

  4. August 16, 2018

    Atty Suing Google Sees No Conflict With Law Firm

    A lawyer seeking to represent thousands of online advertisers in a suit against Google urged a California federal judge Thursday to certify a class and reject the tech giant's objections that the named plaintiff — himself an attorney —is now a partner at a law firm that once worked on the case.

  5. August 11, 2014

    Google Sanctioned For Flouting Order In AdWords Case

    A California federal judge sanctioned Google Inc. on Friday, finding that the tech titan violated a court order to quickly hand over log files from its AdWords service that are key to a proposed class action accusing Google of overcharging businesses that use its ad-placement service.

  6. August 05, 2014

    AdWords Users Want Google Sanctioned In Overcharging Row

    A proposed class of businesses accusing Google Inc. of overcharging for its AdWords advertising placement service urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to sanction the search giant for refusing to provide information from a massive database in a comprehensible format that would help the plaintiffs craft their case.

  7. April 09, 2013

    Google AdWords Suit Survives In Last-Chance Effort

    A proposed California class action accusing Google Inc. of unfairly applying its AdWords advertising pricing policies largely survived a dismissal bid Tuesday after being given one final opportunity to cure pleading deficiencies that gutted the suit in its first two incarnations.

  8. August 27, 2012

    Google False Ads Class Action Slashed Again

    A California federal judge on Friday once again gutted a proposed class action accusing Google Inc. of unfairly and deceptively applying its advertising pricing policies, dismissing all but one claim from the lawsuit.

  9. August 10, 2011

    Google Dodges Suit Over Advertising Pricing Discounts

    A California federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a putative class action accusing Google Inc. of unfair competition and breaking its agreement with AdWords-enrolled advertisers over pricing discounts, ruling the plaintiff had failed to adequately support his claims.

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