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In December 2017, AdTrader launched both an individual damages case and a class-action lawsuit against Google. Both cases are predicated on a seven-month long investigation during which it was discovered that Google has been illegally appropriating advertisers’ funds. In the meantime, an independent investigation was being conducted by the Wall Street Journal that lead to the same conclusion. As a result of the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-issuing-refunds-to-advertisers-over-fake-traffic-plans-new-safeguard-1503675395" target="_blank">WSJ article</a>, Google promptly changed millions of AdWords contracts to prevent advertisers from obtaining redress.