Judge Won’t Dismiss Putative Class Action Against Google For Banner Ads

Mealey's (September 29, 2021, 12:46 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge in California on Sept. 24 declined to dismiss most of the putative class claims brought against Google LLC by two website owners including for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) in relation to Google’s former practice on its Android search app of superimposing its logo and a “Related Pages” banner on the plaintiffs’ website that featured links to competitors’ websites....