January 11, 2022
A California federal judge refused to certify a class of Google advertisers Monday in a revived suit challenging Google click estimates, ruling that the small business owner serving as lead plaintiff isn't a typical or adequate member of the class, which includes multimillion-dollar advertisers like Amazon and Home Depot.
December 02, 2021
A California federal judge on Thursday appeared skeptical about certifying a class of Google advertisers in a lawsuit recently revived by the Ninth Circuit challenging certain Google click estimates, saying the case isn't a typical false advertising case and the advertisers have a "reliance problem."
February 21, 2018
A California federal judge Tuesday tossed a businessman's fourth version of a putative class action alleging Google understates the fraudulent clicks its ads receive, saying he hadn't shown charges for invalid ad views but the "interests of justice" supported allowing him to submit another amended complaint.
May 11, 2017
A California federal judge Thursday tossed an advertiser's putative class action alleging Google understates the number of fraudulent clicks its ads receive, saying the advertiser can't base his claims on a gibberish ad he created as a test case, and would need to amend the complaint with information on actual ads.