Litigation
Nov. 21, 2012
Judge approves $22.5 million Google settlement with FTC
A federal judge approved a settlement that slaps Google Inc. with a $22.5 million civil penalty, the largest ever imposed by the Federal Trade Commission for violating one of its orders.
By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge approved a settlement that slaps Google Inc. with a $22.5 million civil penalty, the largest ever imposed by the Federal Trade Commission for violating one of its orders. The Mountain View-based Internet giant got in trouble for allegedly violating a consent order signed in a settlement with the FTC last year over its now-defunct social media service, Google Buzz. In that agreement, Google agreed to be more transp...
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