Hausfeld, Keller Lenkner and other lawyers filed a class action against Google Tuesday in California Northern District Court on behalf of restaurants who allege that the company deceptively manipulates search engine results for profit. The case, brought on behalf of restaurant operators, contends that Google sells user inquiries to third-party food delivery companies without the restaurants' consent. The complaint also accuses Google of engaging in a 'bait-and-switch' scheme in which the search engine adds an 'order online' button just below a restaurant's tradename, misleading consumers to believe that the button will direct them to the restaurant but instead bringing them to an unauthorized page designed to increase orders and clicks for Google's financial benefit. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 3:22-cv-01462, Left Field Holdings et al v. Google LLC.
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March 08, 2022, 1:52 PM