Google makes it very clear that you are not suppose to click on your own AdSense ads.
A woman has clicked on her own AdSense ads. Her AdSense account was suspended by Google and she is now suing Google for $250,000.00.
Theresa B. Bradley is a management consultant who lives in Washington, DC. She accuses Google of several counts of fraud and misrepresentation, including misrepresentation in commercial advertising, and of "willfull, wanton, fraudulent and malicious" conduct regarding AdSense. Her suit also says there is misrepresentation in interstate commerce.
Theresa B. Bradley doesn't claim that she didn't click her own ads. She said she did, but she did it to see if any competing products were being advertised.
As you know, she could have used the preview tool or other methods to do that without clicking on her own ads. But she clicked on the ads and says it is Google's fault that she did and she wants $250,000 for it because they suspended her account.
Bradley says Google caused her irreparable harm by damaging her reputation and the reputation of her products and services.
But there is more. It turns out she has also sued Yahoo. Information on that isn't available at the present time and Yahoo had no comment.
This article has more details on her suit against Google http://oraclewatch.eweek.com/blogs/google_watch/archive/2006/08/31/12873.aspx
A woman has clicked on her own AdSense ads. Her AdSense account was suspended by Google and she is now suing Google for $250,000.00.
Theresa B. Bradley is a management consultant who lives in Washington, DC. She accuses Google of several counts of fraud and misrepresentation, including misrepresentation in commercial advertising, and of "willfull, wanton, fraudulent and malicious" conduct regarding AdSense. Her suit also says there is misrepresentation in interstate commerce.
Theresa B. Bradley doesn't claim that she didn't click her own ads. She said she did, but she did it to see if any competing products were being advertised.
As you know, she could have used the preview tool or other methods to do that without clicking on her own ads. But she clicked on the ads and says it is Google's fault that she did and she wants $250,000 for it because they suspended her account.
Bradley says Google caused her irreparable harm by damaging her reputation and the reputation of her products and services.
But there is more. It turns out she has also sued Yahoo. Information on that isn't available at the present time and Yahoo had no comment.
This article has more details on her suit against Google http://oraclewatch.eweek.com/blogs/google_watch/archive/2006/08/31/12873.aspx
Maybe a young lawyer who wants some quick money from his client? Hired him from ebay? 
