Google AdWords faces a class action by customers who contend that Google deceived them by charging for ads placed on parked domains and error pages in violation of California’s baby-FTC Act (Pulaski & Middleman, LLC v. Google, Inc., 2015 BL 304463, 9th Cir., 12-16752, 9/21/15).
The Ninth Circuit held on Sept. 21 that the advertisers can pursue their claims as a class, reversing a district court order denying class certification.
Denial of class certification would have effectively ended the case. Because the appellate court reversed the district court’s order denying class certification, Google AdWords now faces protracted ...