9th Circuit Reverses Denial Of Class Certification In Google AdWords Suit

Mealey's (September 22, 2015, 2:22 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Concluding that a trial court “erred by conflating restitution calculation with the liability inquiry” for claims brought under California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and false advertising law (FAL), a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 21 reversed a ruling that denied a putative class’s motion for certification in its claims that Google Inc. misled them under its AdWords advertising program (Pulaski & Middleman LLC, et al. v. Google Inc., No. 12-16752, 9th Cir.; 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 16723)....