| Goddard v. Google, Inc. | |
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| Court | United States District Court for the Northern District of California |
| Decided | July 30, 2009 |
| Citation | 640 F. Supp. 2d 1193 |
| Case history | |
| Prior action | 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101890 |
| Holding | |
| The court dismissed Goddard's complaint without leave to amend, holding that Google was immune from liability for suggesting fraudulent websites via its Keyword Tool pursuant to Section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act. | |
| Court membership | |
| Judge sitting | Jeremy Fogel |
| Keywords | |
| Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act | |
Goddard v. Google, Inc., 640 F. Supp. 2d 1193 (N.D. Cal. Jul. 30, 2009), is a case in which Jenna Goddard ("Plaintiff") alleged that she and a class of similarly situated individuals were harmed by Google ("Defendant") as a result of clicking allegedly fraudulent web-based advertisements for mobile subscription services ("MSSPs"). The United States District Court for the Northern District of California held that the action was barred by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act ("CDA") and dismissed the complaint without leave to amend.