Publishers’ Google ad-tech antitrust claims clear a major legal hurdle
A judge’s ruling keeps publishers’ antitrust claims alive, preserving their path to seek potentially billions in damages from Google.
Topic: Class action
Advertisers are gearing up to hit Google with mass arbitration claims worth billions
Advertisers may soon have a new path to recover billions from Google as mass arbitration claims tied to its illegal monopoly rulings commence.
Google hit with $6.6 billion lawsuit over search dominance
The UK lawsuit claims Google abused its monopoly position to inflate advertising prices, affecting hundreds of thousands of businesses.
Google settles $100 Million advertising dispute
Google’s $100 million settlement over AdWords billing practices highlights the importance of transparency and could push for stricter digital advertising regulations.
Supreme Court lets $7 billion Meta ad fraud case proceed
The class-action lawsuit against Meta could mean compensation for advertisers charged based on allegedly inflated reach numbers.
Google faces £7 Billion UK class action over search monopoly
The class action lawsuit accused Google of abusing its search dominance to harm consumers and stifle competition.
Advertisers sue Meta for allegedly inflating ad viewership in $7 billion lawsuit
The advertisers claim they were unfairly charged inflated premiums to serve ads on Facebook and Instagram.
Google must face some advertisers’ antitrust claims, says U.S. judge
U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel ruled that Google must face a proposed class action lawsuit but dismissed some antitrust claims.
Daily Mail ‘set to sue’ Google over Bard copyright issues
Google is accused of illegally taking hundreds of thousands of the newspaper's articles to train its ChatGPT rival, Bard.
Google sued for allegedly stealing content, data to train AI products
The lawsuit will cause copyright concerns amongst marketers who are increasingly turning to AI products to generate media assets.
UK publishers sue Google for $4.2 billion in lost ad revenue
Lawsuit alleges Google gave preferential treatment to its own ad tech products, which resulted in reduced display ad revenues for publishers.
Google agrees to pay up in 12 year class-action lawsuit
The settlement would bring an end to a privacy-focused consumer class action lawsuit in California
Alexa users claim Amazon is using voice recordings to target ads
Alexa users have been speculating for many years that Amazon has been using their private conversation data for ad targeting.
SearchCap: Google My Business dashboard & API, class action awards & clickbait
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google launches new Google My Business API, new dashboard to manage multiple locationsMay 1, 2018 by Greg Sterling Now a single registered account on GMB will be able to manage an […]
Google involved in Supreme Court case that may change class-action damages awards
The question before the court involves 'cy-près' and whether it was OK for plaintiffs' attorneys to allocate settlement money to their own law schools.
Google facing $1 billion in potential liability with UK class action
The case stems from bypassing the cookie-blocking settings on the iPhone's Safari browser in 2012.
Advertisers get claim notices for Google’s $22.5M settlement over ads on parked domains
The settlement stems from a case that dates back to 2008 about Google ads showing on error pages and parked domains.
Google Loses Appeal By AdWords Advertisers In Suit Over Ads On Error Pages
Ruling overturns lower court denial of class-action status for advertisers, paving the way for plaintiffs to be able to sue as a group. Higher court also sides with advertisers on methods for calculating restitution.
SearchCap: Judge Tosses Android “Default Search” Class Action Against Google, Hiring A Paid Search Agency & More
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Search Engine Land’s SMX West Is Next Week – Here’s How to Attend Search Engine Land’s SMX West conference kicks off next Tuesday. With over 60 educational sessions and keynotes, networking […]
Android “Default Search” Class Action Against Google Tossed By Judge
Last week, Russian search engine Yandex filed a formal complaint against Google in its home market, arguing that Google was using its control over Android and market power to ensure a privileged position for its apps on Android homescreens and handsets. In the U.S., a similar argument was made in the context of a would-be […]
Supreme Court Rules Street View “Wiretapping” Class Action Can Proceed Against Google
According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Supreme Court will not review a U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision allowing a class-action lawsuit that argues Google violated the federal “Wiretap Act” when it intercepted private email and other personal data. The appellate court decision thus stands and Google must confront the lawsuit. The case followed […]
Secret Contracts Keep Google In Control Of Mobile Search Argues Lawsuit
A would be class action lawsuit was filed last week against Google in Federal Court in California. The action seeks to resurrect some of the themes and arguments raised in the now settled FTC antitrust case against the company. While repeating familiar abuse of market power allegations against Google, the new civil case is focused […]
Privacy Groups Want Judge To Reject Google’s $8.5 Million Settlement Over Search Privacy Lawsuit
Last month, Google agreed to pay $8.5 million into a settlement fund over a class-action lawsuit by two searchers who accused the company of transmitting their personal information to third parties without their consent or knowledge that the information was being shared. The final court approval of the proposed settlement was scheduled for today, but […]
Google Agrees To Settle Lawsuit Over Passing Search Queries To Third Parties
Google has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that stems from two searchers accusing the company of sharing their search queries with third parties without user content or knowledge. As part of the settlement, Google has agreed to pay $8.5 million into a settlement fund, with that money going to seven groups/organizations on the condition […]
Advertisers Receiving Settlement Payments From Google AdWords
In the mail today I received a check for $25.05 from the Hanson vs Google AdWords settlement. In fact, there are hundreds of Google advertisers receiving checks this week. The settlement was reached in 2009 for $20 million due to exceeding the daily budget within the AdWords system. After a few years, the lawyers have […]
Google Stung By Procedural Ruling In Book Scanning Lawsuit
Google received a procedural setback today in the long running litigation over its book-scanning project. Presiding Judge Dennis Chin ruled that the Authors Guild and a parallel trade organization for photographers could represent their members collectively against Google in the class action. Google had wanted to remove these organizations and deal individually with authors and […]
Google Asks Court To Dismiss Book-Scanning Lawsuits
As their long-running legal battle continues, Google has asked a federal judge to dismiss lawsuits brought by authors’ and photographers’ groups over its book-scanning service. According to Bloomberg News, Google told judge Denny Chin that The Authors Guild can’t sue on behalf of the authors because the Guild doesn’t own the copyrights to the books […]
Class Action Lawsuit Against Google For Ads On Parked Domains Turned Down
paidContent reports the lawsuit brought against Google in 2008 over quality of ads showing on parked or error message web pages has been thrown out by the court. On Thursday, January 5th, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila turned down the class action suit brought against Google. He said he would not allow the suit because […]
Judge Throws Out Class Action Lawsuit Against Yelp
Yelp is off the hook, again. A judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit filed against Yelp that alleged the company tried to extort small businesses by promising to remove negative reviews in exchange for money. As we reported when the suit was first filed in February 2010, the plaintiffs — which included a […]
Google Books Lawsuit: Trial Proceedings Move Ahead, While Negotiations Continue
The lawsuit over Google Books is back on track for trial but purposely with enough time to allow the parties involved to keep negotiating a settlement. In a New York City courtroom today, Judge Denny Chin heard from Google, the Authors Guild and the American Association Of Publishers about progress in talks. Bloomberg reports that […]
Google Working On Opt-In Settlement Of Book Search Lawsuit
A Google attorney told a federal judge today that the two sides involved in the long-running Google Book Search lawsuit settlement are negotiating an “opt-in settlement” in an attempt to finally put the case to rest. As The Laboratorium reports, Google’s attorney Michael Boni told Judge Dennis Chin that both sides “have been aiming for […]
Judge Rejects Google’s Motion To Toss Out Street View Lawsuit
Google is currently considering its options after a federal judge gave the go-ahead for a group of consolidated lawsuits to proceed against the company over a potential violation of the Federal Wiretap Act. Wednesday’s decision by US District Judge James Ware, first reported by Wired, actually dismissed two of the three claims against Google, but […]
Amid Talent War Apple, Google, Adobe Sued For Conspiring To “Fix” Employee Salaries
Last year, after an investigation, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded that a number of tech companies, including Apple and Google, violated antitrust laws when they agreed not to poach and cold call each others’ employees. The DOJ obtained a settlement that “prevents [the companies] from entering into no solicitation agreements for employees” for […]
Legal Woes Mount For Google: “Locationgate,” Skyhook Suit And FTC-Search Probe
Following the revelation last week that the iPhone stored user location data a consumer class action was filed. This kind of disclosure/revelation-class action cycle is now familiar. And because Google also collects location data it is now also the subject of a similar class action (Brown et al v. Google) seeking $50 million in damages. […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 23, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yahoo Reveals Secrets Of “Search Direct” Alogrithm I had about 20 minutes with Yahoo’s Shashi Seth after the press conference to discuss a range of things related to the Search Direct […]
Google Book Search Settlement Rejected By Court
Remember the Google Book (Class Action) Settlement? It’s been some time since there’s been any news. After many months of waiting, the court handed down its decision today — a defeat for Google and those who supported the settlement. The Authors Guild brought a class action lawsuit against Google in 2005 for “massive” copyright infringement […]
Google Buzz Faces New Lawsuit In Canada
While Google has settled US lawsuits over its Google Buzz product, the company faces a new — and very similar — lawsuit originating in Canada. The Winnipeg Free Press reports that Tyler Wereha of Rosa, Manitoba, is suing Google over privacy issues related to last year’s Google Buzz launch. The class-action lawsuit doesn’t specify damages. […]
Google Agrees To Pay $3.5 Million In AdWords Settlement For Accidental Content Bids
I just received an email from Google stating Google has proposed a settlement agreement amounting to a total of $3.5 million. Google said it would apply to any AdWords advertiser who accrued charges from Google after leaving the “CPC content bid” field empty when creating a new AdWords campaign. If their ad was displayed on […]
Google Sued Over Toolbar Sending Data While Turned Off
Jason Weber is suing Google over how the Google Toolbar in the past sent data to Google even while the toolbar was turned off. The suit was filed on November 5th by Webner and his attorneys, KamberLaw, based in New York. The plaintiff is suing on his “personal” experience and claims that the toolbar was […]
Google Legal Headaches Roundup: Angry Chinese Resellers, Toolbar Snooping, Texas Conspiracy Theories
No stranger to lawsuits and regulatory complaints, Google is dealing with a trio of new claims and contentions. Ad reseller partners in China are suing Google for lost commissions and other damages tied to Google’s recent pullout of that market. According to an article in Shanghai Daily: Seven former advertising resellers for Google China in […]