YouTube Subscriptions
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions
Disclosures in Google Play
February 2022: Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the dismissal order. (Case No. 22-15211, 9th Cir.)
January 2022: This case was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled..
March 2021: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint.
February 2021: This case was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled..
June 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Google alleging that the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) age-ratings for games in the Google Play store do not adequately disclose that certain games – including FIFA Soccer, Mario Kart Tour, Roblox and Final Fantasy Brave Exvius – use Loot Boxes, which, according to the complaint, are a form of gambling that violates California state’s anti-gambling laws. (Coffee et al. v. Google LLC, Case No. 20-cv-3901, N.D. Cal.)
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Google’s Designed for Families Program
Allegations: Deceptively marketing apps in its Designed for Families program as safe and appropriate for children
FitBit Fitness Trackers
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that fitness trackers are capable of measuring blood oxygen levels when they do not provide accurate measures
Google Pixel 4a, 5, and 5a Cellphones
Allegations: Advertising phones as capable of accessing 5G broadband networks when they were no longer able to access 5G networks after a software update
GoodRx
Allegations: Falsely representing that the company safeguards consumers’ personal data when such information was disclosed to third parties
YouTube Music and YouTube Premium
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions and making it difficult to cancel
DoubleU Games Gambling Games
Allegations: Promoting illegal virtual gambling games
Grande Games Gambling Games
Allegations: Promoting illegal virtual gambling games
Zynga’s Gambling Games
Allegations: Promoting illegal virtual gambling games
Gambling Games in the Google Play Store
Allegations: Promoting illegal virtual gambling games
Gambling Games on Google
Allegations: Promoting illegal virtual gambling games
Google Stadia
Allegations: Falsely advertising Stadia as more powerful than other gaming consoles and as displaying all video games in 4k resolution
Google Home Devices
In August 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Google LLC and Alphabet Inc. for allegedly falsely advertising that various Google Home devices – including the Google Home, Google Home…
Google’s Marketing of Pine-Sol
In June 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed alleging that Google’s website – sometimes referred to as Google Buys or Google Shopping — misleadingly markets Pine-Sol Multi Surface Cleaner using…
Google Drive Storage Fees
In January 2015, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Google for, among other things, allegedly deceiving customers who subscribe to Google Drive (a data-storage service). According to the complaint, Google…
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