Judge Dismisses UCL, Other Claims Against Google Over Data Services Charges

Mealey's (October 11, 2018, 12:23 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California federal judge on Oct. 9 granted a motion to dismiss a consumer’s claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other causes of action against Google North America Inc. in relation to its mobile phone and data services, holding that he failed to plead his claims with the required particularity because he did not allege that he actually relied on misrepresentations made by Google (Gordon Beecher v. Google North America Inc., No. 18-cv-00753, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 173805)....