Google investor sues board over Canadian drug ads

Google Inc. (GOOG-Q540.701.620.30%)’s board of directors faces a lawsuit for previously allowing Canadian pharmacies to advertise prescription drugs to U.S. customers via the Web search leader.

The civil lawsuit, filed on behalf of a Google shareholder Monday, claims the ads – which Google stopped displaying in February 2010 – led to what it calls the “illegal importation” of the drugs.

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