Securities
Apr. 15, 2026
Judge weighs class certification in Google stock-drop suit
A federal judge is considering whether Google investors can pursue class claims alleging the company misled markets about ad auctions, inflating its stock before regulatory scrutiny exposed risks.
A federal judge in San Francisco is considering whether to certify a class of Google investors who claim they were misled about the company's online advertising auctions, and deliberately inflating its stock price before a sharp decline wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars in market value.
The federal lawsuit against Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, claims it leveraged its dominance in digital advertising to favor its own products in online ad auctions while c...
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