"In re Google AdWords Litigation."

  1. March 09, 2017

    Google's $22M Deal Ending 9-Year AdWords Row Nears OK

    A California federal judge said Thursday he'll preliminarily approve Google Inc.'s $22 million deal resolving advertisers' 9-year-old class action accusing the tech giant of deceptively placing ads on inactive websites, saying it's advantageous for both parties to end the "long, drawn-out" case.

  2. February 24, 2017

    Google Strikes $22M Deal To End AdWords 'Dead Sites' Action

    Google Inc. struck a $22.5 million settlement with a proposed class of advertisers who claim the tech giant placed their purchased ads on unused or inactive websites, bringing an end to a nearly nine-years-long litigation in California federal court, according to a Thursday court filing.

  3. August 13, 2012

    9th Circ. To Mull Google AdWords 'Garbage Sites' Suit

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday agreed to hear an appeal of a lower court's January decision denying certification to a putative class of advertisers who claim Google Inc. used misleading contracts to charge for ads on unused and rarely visited websites they called "garbage sites."

  4. January 05, 2012

    Google AdWords Plaintiffs Lose Class Cert. Bid

    A California federal judge on Thursday refused to certify a class action claiming Google Inc. charged for ads on unused and rarely visited websites through misleading contracts, finding that the plaintiffs failed to show that restitution could be calculated by methods of common proof.

  5. March 18, 2011

    Google Loses Bid To Scrap AdWords Class Action

    A California judge denied Google Inc.'s attempt to dismiss a class action accusing the search engine giant of charging for ads on unused and rarely visited websites through misleading contracts, saying Thursday that the amended complaint contained sufficiently detailed allegations of fraud.

  6. March 05, 2010

    Google Asserts Contract Claim In AdWords Dispute

    Google Inc. has accused one of its advertisers of breach of contract for initially filing suit in the Northern District of Illinois, rather than in California, over the search giant’s purported practice of charging for ads on unused or otherwise little-seen Web sites.

  7. July 16, 2009

    Google, AdWords Plaintiffs Agree To Trim Claims

    Google Inc. and the plaintiffs in a putative class action over the Internet giant’s popular AdWords program have struck a deal to end unjust enrichment claims against Google in exchange for the company’s agreement to drop a breach of contract counterclaim.

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