"Click Fraud" tagged Cases and Lawsuits

CaseCase FiledLast Document
Microsoft Corporation v. Lam et alJune 15, 2009November 13, 2009
Feldman v. Google, Inc.May 3, 2007February 28, 2008
Plaintiff Lawrence Feldman purchased advertising from Defendant Google, Inc. based on keywords such as Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex. Plaintiff alleged that he was a victim of click fraud and that 20–30% of all clicks for which he was charged was fraudulent.
Zango Inc v. Mainstream AdvertisingApril 6, 2007July 2, 2007
Plaintiff Zango Inc. alleges that defendant Mainstream Advertising breached its contract by failing to pay $588,184.37 for Internet advertising it ordered and received from the plaintiff. Defendant counterclaims that plaintiff generated leads by sending web traffic to a pay-per-click (PPC) tracking link without a human user making a click on any PPC ad.
Mizera v. GoogleJuly 15, 2005June 26, 2007
Plaintiff alleges that defendant Google Inc. has failed to take any significant measures to track or prevent click fraud, to adequately warn its customers about the existence of click fraud, to adequately advise customers that they have been victimized by click fraud, and to refund customers the excess charges that they have incurred as a result of the click fraud.
LASSOFF v. GOOGLE, INC.August 10, 2006May 17, 2007
Plaintiff Samuel Lassoff sued defendants Google, Inc., Yahoo!, Inc. and IAC Interactive Corporation for fraud, breach of contract, negligence, unjust enrichment, and unfair business practices. Plaintiff Samuel Lassoff alleges that defendants engaged in a scheme to hide its negligent handling of plaintiff's advertising account and never warned plaintiffs of fraudulent clicks or made any recovery efforts for the plaintiffs.
FELDMAN v. GOOGLE, INC.June 14, 2006April 3, 2007
Plaintiff Lawrence Feldman d/b/a Lawrence Feldman & Associates alleges that he contracted with Google to purchase advertisements on the Internet, and that Google breached the contract and violated other laws by overcharging him for those ads.