Judge Dismisses Class UCL Suit For Gift Cards Depleted Without Refunds

Mealey's (March 20, 2023, 10:29 AM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California federal judge granted a gift card company’s motion to dismiss a putative class action against it for allegedly violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by selling customers gift cards that were later discovered to be partly or entirely depleted of value without providing refunds, finding that the plaintiffs failed to allege causation but granting them leave to amend the suit....