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件名：Rene Cabrera, et al. v. Google LLC – Notice of Class Action Settlement
本文：
Notice ID: GCR16079891-1
Confirmation Code: fcvNWaP944aU
 
Dear Potential Search Bundled Clicks Class member:
 
THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ADVISE YOU OF A PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND YOUR RIGHTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.


	PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A PAYMENT FORM IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A SETTLEMENT PAYMENT.



You are receiving this Court-approved notice because Google’s records indicate that you or someone associated with your contact information may be a member of the Search Bundled Clicks Class in the pending class action lawsuit Rene Cabrera, et al. v. Google LLC, Case No. 5:11-cv-1263-EJD (N.D. Cal.) (“Action”). You may have been previously notified by email that the Action had been certified by the Court to proceed as a class action (“Class Notice”). You are now being notified that the Action has reached a proposed settlement (“Settlement”). This notice contains summary information regarding the Settlement, including important deadlines to act. Your legal rights may be affected by this case, so please read this notice carefully. A federal court authorized this notice – it is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
 
Search Bundled Clicks Class: As previously notified, the Court certified two classes in the Action. One of the classes - the “Search Bundled Clicks Class” is comprised of all persons and entities located within the United States who, between June 1, 2009 and December 13, 2012, advertised through Google’s AdWords Program and paid for clicks on ads on Google’s Display Network where the advertiser’s settings allowed its ads to show on both the Search and Display Networks and did not set a Display Network bid different from the Search Network bid (“Search Bundled Clicks Class” or “Class”). Excluded from the Search Bundled Clicks Class are Google LLC (“Google” and “Defendant”) and its affiliates, officers, and directors, as well as members of the judiciary and their staff. Also excluded from the Search Bundled Clicks Class are (i) the individuals and entities who requested exclusion from the Search Bundled Clicks Class pursuant to Class Notice and do not opt back into the Class in connection with the Settlement; and (ii) the individuals and entities who submit timely and valid requests for exclusion from the Search Bundled Clicks Class in connection with the Settlement.
 
The Proposed Settlement: The parties to the Action have reached a proposed Settlement of the claims against Google. If approved, the Settlement will resolve the claims of both certified classes (including the Search Bundled Clicks Class) and will dismiss the Action in its entirety. More information regarding the claims being resolved can be found in the detailed Notice of (I) Proposed Settlement; (II) Final Fairness Hearing; and (III) Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses (“Settlement Notice”), available at www.AdWordsClicksClassAction.com. Google denies all claims and wrongdoing asserted in the Action, as well as any liability arising out of the conduct alleged in the Action.
 
Pursuant to the Settlement, Google has agreed to pay $100,000,000.00, which, after deducting any Court-awarded attorneys’ fees and expenses, notice and administration costs, and taxes, will be allocated among those Search Bundled Clicks Class Members and Location Targeting Class Members that (1) are eligible to receive a payment under the Settlement based on an assessment by Plaintiffs’ experts of data produced by Google in the Action, (2) submit a completed Payment Form, and (3) have not requested exclusion from the Classes (“Participating Class Members”), as long as they are entitled to receive at least $1.00. A Participating Class Member’s actual share of the Settlement will be determined pursuant to the proposed Allocation Methodology set forth in the Settlement Notice, or other allocation method ordered by the Court. If you are a Participating Class Member, your pro rata share of the Settlement will depend on your alleged damages during the relevant time period based on an assessment by Plaintiffs’ experts of data produced by Google in the Action, in comparison to the total alleged damages of all Participating Class Members. For additional information regarding the Settlement and the proposed Allocation Methodology, please review the Settlement Notice and the parties’ Class Action Settlement and Release Agreement dated March 27, 2025, available at www.AdWordsClicksClassAction.com.
 
Final Fairness Hearing: A hearing will be held on August 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., before the Honorable Edward J. Davila, United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of California, either in person at the San Jose Courthouse, 280 South 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95113, in Courtroom 4—5th Floor, or by telephone or videoconference (in the discretion of the Court), to determine, among other things: (i) whether the Settlement on the terms and conditions provided for in the Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable, and adequate to the Classes, and should be finally approved by the Court; (ii) whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against Google and the releases specified and described in the Settlement Agreement (and in the Settlement Notice) should be granted; (iii) whether Class Counsel’s motion for attorneys’ fees in an amount not to exceed 33% of the Settlement Fund and reimbursement/ payment of expenses in an amount not to exceed $4.2 million should be approved; and (iv) whether a Service Award to Plaintiffs in an amount not to exceed $20,000 should be approved. Any updates regarding the hearing, including any changes to the date or time of the hearing or updates regarding in-person or remote appearances at the hearing, will be posted to www.AdWordsClicksClassAction.com.
 
What Are My Options?:
  
•	Settlement Payments: If an assessment by Plaintiffs’ experts of data produced by Google in the Action indicates that you are eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement and you submit a completed Payment Form, the Settlement Administrator will issue you a Settlement Payment, as long as you are entitled to at least $1.00. You can fill out the Payment Form online here. You can also print out the Payment Form at www.AdWordsClicksClassAction.com and mail your completed form to the Settlement Administrator. Payment Forms must be completed and submitted by July 20, 2025. You may elect to receive your Settlement Payment by physical check, virtual prepaid MasterCard, Venmo, or ACH transfer (direct deposit). ACH transfer (direct deposit) may only be requested via online submission. If you are eligible for a Settlement Payment and do not indicate a payment method on the Payment Form, you will receive the default payment (i.e., a virtual prepaid Mastercard) 
o	IMPORTANT: Only one payment will be issued per Customer ID/Account Number. To the extent there is more than one email address associated with a single Customer ID/Account Number and multiple Payment Forms are submitted for the same Customer ID/Account Number, the Settlement Administrator will take steps to determine the primary Payment Form and ensure that only one payment is issued.
  
•	Request Exclusion from the Search Bundled Clicks Class: If you DO NOT want to be a Search Bundled Clicks Class member and be legally bound by any releases, judgments, or orders in the Action, you must exclude yourself from the Search Bundled Clicks Class by July 20, 2025. To exclude yourself or someone for whom you are an authorized representative, you must: (i) send a letter by mail to AdWords Clicks Class Action, ATTN: Exclusion Request, P.O. Box 58220, Philadelphia, PA 19102 or (ii) submit your request for exclusion online at www.AdWordsClicksClassAction.com, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Settlement Notice. Excluding yourself from the Class is the only option that allows you to reserve your right to separately sue Google regarding the legal claims in this lawsuit. Google retains all of its defenses to any individual claims against it and may seek the dismissal of those claims. If you exclude yourself, you will not be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement 
o	PLEASE NOTE: If you previously requested exclusion from the Class pursuant to Class Notice, you do not have to request exclusion again. If you previously requested exclusion, you will remain excluded from the Class unless you request to opt back into the Class to be potentially eligible to receive a Settlement Payment. You can request to opt back into the Class by mailing a letter to AdWords Clicks Class Action, ATTN: Opt Back In Request, P.O. Box 58220, Philadelphia, PA 19102 or by emailing info@AdWordsClicksClassAction.com by July 20, 2025.
 
•	Submit an Objection: Any Class Member who or that does not request exclusion from the Class may file a written objection to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Allocation Methodology, and/or Class Counsel’s motion for attorneys’ fees and Litigation Expenses. Objections must be submitted to the Court by July 20, 2025, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Settlement Notice. Any Class Member who or that does not make his, her, or its objection in the manner provided in the Settlement Notice may be deemed to have waived his, her, or its right to object to any aspect of the proposed Settlement, the proposed Allocation Methodology, and/or Class Counsel’s motion for attorneys’ fees and Litigation Expenses and shall be forever barred and foreclosed from objecting to the fairness, reasonableness, or adequacy of the Settlement, the Allocation Methodology, or the requested attorneys’ fees and Litigation Expenses, or from otherwise being heard on these matters.
More Information: This notice summarizes the proposed Settlement. Additional information regarding the Settlement and your options in connection therewith can be found at www.AdWordsClicksClassAction.com. You may also contact the Settlement Administrator at AdWords Clicks Class Action Settlement Administrator, 1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 1-833-355-0988; info@AdWordsClicksClassAction.com, or Court-appointed Class Counsel Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, 280 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA 19087; 1-610-667-7706; info@ktmc.com or Nix Patterson, LLP, 8701 Bee Cave Road, Building 1, Suite 500, Austin, TX 78746; 1-512-328-5333; info@nixlaw.com. You may also access the Settlement Agreement and other case documents by accessing the Court docket for the Action, for a fee, through the Court’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system at https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT, GOOGLE, OR GOOGLE’S COUNSEL REGARDING THIS NOTICE.

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