Signage at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Alphabet Inc. is expected to release earnings figures on February 1.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO - A group of restaurants has filed a class-action lawsuit against Google, alleging the tech giant resorted to deceptive online ordering practices for profit.The suit was filed by Left Field Holdings LLC, a Florida-based franchisee of six "Lime Fresh Mexican Grill" restaurants, in the U.S.
District Court Northern District of California earlier this month. Left Field Holdings LLC accused Google of "deliberately misleading consumers by using the tradenames and reputations of the restaurant class members without their permission."RELATED: Google must face Arizona lawsuit against tracking services, judge rulesAccording to the complaint, when a customer wants to order food and uses Google to search for a restaurant, the tech giant directs them to an "unauthorized digital ‘storefront’ or pop-up webpage owned and controlled by Google."Dustin Lancaster, a Los Angeles restaurant owner, broke down the numbers of keeping his business alive in 2020.The complaint further stated that Google designed the web pages by featuring the restaurants’ tradenames, tricking customers into believing they are on a website owned by the restaurant.