Click Defense Provides Update on Google Lawsuit

Business Wire, Dec 8, 2005

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Click Defense, Inc. announced today that it is seeking leave to withdraw as a representative plaintiff in the class action it filed against Google, Inc. in the Northern District of California. Click Defense, Inc. is a provider of cutting edge click fraud technology that enables customers to track, report on and optimize their online advertising campaigns. Their software also proactively monitors their campaigns to detect Click Fraud. "We are only withdrawing as a representative plaintiff," said Scott Boyenger, Click Defense's Chief Executive Officer, "in order to concentrate our efforts in helping our clients develop their claims of click fraud. We remain a member of the class and our click fraud claims against Google will still be litigated when and if the class is certified."

Click Defense's claims against Google center on the issue of click fraud, and its complaint alleged that Google refused to take steps against it even though the company was well aware of the practice. Click Defense had brought the action on behalf of Google customers who were the victims of click fraud. In light of a pending motion by another potential plaintiff to join in the action and act as representative plaintiff, Click Defense will withdraw as a representative plaintiff.

A hearing on the motion for class certification in the Google click fraud case has been scheduled for May of 2006.

Questions may be referred to Darren T. Kaplan, counsel for Click Defense, Inc., by email at dkaplan@chitwoodlaw.com or by phone at (404) 873-3900.