Judge Sustains Demurrer To UCL Suit Against Developer For Addictive ‘Loot Boxes’

(May 11, 2023, 4:14 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California judge sustained a mobile app developer’s demurrer to a putative class action accusing it of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and gambling laws by deceiving consumers into paying to obtain “loot boxes” through its mobile game “Fate/Grand Order” (FGO) but granted the plaintiff leave to amend....