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Someone who sued Google in small claims court over an account cancellation and won.[1]

[1] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-i-sued-google-and-won_b_1...

The followup is equally interesting. Google filed an appeal and won. [1]

[1] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-google-bothered-to-ap_b_2...

According to the author of the article (i.e. the person who sued Google), they correctly won. He did in fact violate the Ad Sense rules.

AdSense issues are harder to win. Google has more discretion there. But their terms for ordinary accounts don't seem to allow arbitrary cancellation. That would attract unwanted attention from consumer protection agencies.

That actually serves as a good example for the difference between Small Claims Court and Superior Court.

It might also have been a good idea to wait out until it was no longer possible to appeal the decision, before going public with the outcome.

IANAL, but I think there was still a good chance that the guy could have won an appeal if he had appropriate counsel represent his case, using appropriate discovery and other instruments to properly mount a defence.

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