dotStrategy Co. v. Facebook Inc

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Case Number:

3:20-cv-00170

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

William Alsup

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  1. November 22, 2021

    Facebook Can Unfriend Fake Ad Click Row, Judge Rules

    A California federal judge granted Facebook an early win Friday in a suit lodged by an advertiser who claimed Facebook charged it for bogus clicks, saying "there is nothing in the record suggesting that Facebook charged plaintiff for a click by a fake account."

  2. June 22, 2021

    Facebook Advertisers Denied Class Cert. In Fake Click Action

    A California federal judge on Tuesday declined to certify a class of advertisers who claim that Facebook charged them for bogus clicks, finding that they failed to show that the putative class members were all exposed to the social media giant's allegedly misleading statements.

  3. August 31, 2020

    Alsup Lets Facebook Out Of Fake Ad Click Fight For Now

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup tossed a proposed class action claiming Facebook broke its contract with advertisers by charging them for bogus clicks, ruling Friday that the advertiser never alleged its decision to do business with Facebook relied on a promise of reimbursement for fake clicks.

  4. August 20, 2020

    Facebook Says It Never Promised To Refund Fake Ad Clicks

    Facebook Inc. urged a California federal judge in a phone hearing Thursday to throw out a proposed class action alleging it broke its contract with advertisers by charging them for bogus clicks, arguing that the advertiser waived its claims and Facebook never promised to retroactively refund advertisers for fake clicks.