August 19, 2026
Google has defeated a class action alleging it reneged on its promise to offer free access to its business-productivity tools, formerly known as Google Apps, with a California federal judge saying the contracts with users affirmatively authorized the company to stop offering a free version of the service.
June 16, 2023
A California federal judge has trimmed a proposed class action alleging Google reneged on its promise to offer early adopters of its Workspace software free services, but let the consumers beef up their allegations and held that they plausibly alleged Google never terminated the agreement.
April 27, 2023
A California federal judge appeared open Thursday to keeping alive a proposed class action alleging Google reneged on its promise to offer early adopters of its Workspace software free services, saying the consumers have adequately alleged an "interesting" argument that Google invoked a fee provision, but not a termination clause.
August 08, 2022
Google promised early adopters of its Workspace software continuing free access to the product, but this year the tech company went back on its word and told users they would have to start paying, according to a proposed class action filed Friday in California federal court.