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Judge OKs Google $90M Trick Click Fix

Written By
Steve Bryant
Steve Bryant
Jul 27, 2006
1 minute read
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An Arkansas state judge has approved Google’s $90 million settlement in a click fraud class action suit against the company.

According to Marketwatch’s Ben Charny, Google will provide up to $60 million in credit to affected advertisers dating back to 2002. $30 million will go to attorney’s fees.

After the settlement, which was first profferred in March, Google will no longer be involved in the lawsuit. But Yahoo and other defendants in the case have chosen not to settle.

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